6-letter words containing l, e, c
- calefy — to make or become warm
- calesa — a horse drawn buggy, once common in the Philippines but now mainly used as a tourist attraction
- calice — Obsolete form of chalice.
- calked — Simple past tense and past participle of calk.
- calker — a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
- called — having the name
- callee — a routine that is called by another routine
- caller — A caller is a person who is making a telephone call.
- calles — Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- callet — a scold
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
- calmer — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- calque — a borrowing by which a specialized meaning of a word or phrase in one language is transferred to another language by a literal translation of each of the individual elements (Ex.: masterpiece, from German meisterstück)
- calved — Simple past tense and past participle of calve.
- calver — to prepare (a fish) while it is still fresh
- calves — calf1
- camels — Plural form of camel.
- camlet — a tough waterproof cloth
- cample — to argue
- canale — An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- candle — A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light.
- cangle — to wrangle
- cankle — a thickened area between the calf and ankle in an overweight person, obscuring where one ends and the other begins
- cannel — an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.
- cantel — Alternative form of cantle.
- cantle — the back part of a saddle that slopes upwards
- caples — Plural form of caple.
- caplet — A caplet is an oval tablet of medicine.
- carcel — a former French unit of light equal to about 9.74 candelas
- carmel — Mountmountain ridge in NW Israel, extending as a promontory into the Mediterranean: highest point, c. 1,800 ft (549 m)
- carole — a female given name.
- carpel — the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil
- carrel — A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
- cartel — A cartel is an association of similar companies or businesses that have grouped together in order to prevent competition and to control prices.
- carvel — caravel
- cassel — a city in central Germany.
- castle — A castle is a large building with thick, high walls. Castles were built by important people, such as kings, in former times, especially for protection during wars and battles.
- cattle — Cattle are cows and bulls.
- caudle — a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally
- cautel — craftiness; skilful deceit
- cavell — Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape
- cawley — Evonne (née Goolagong). born 1951, Australian tennis player: winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles including Wimbledon (1971,1980) and the Australian Open (1974–76, 1977 (December))
- cayley — Arthur. 1821–93, British mathematician, who invented matrices
- cecile — a feminine name
- cecils — fried meatballs
- cecily — a feminine name
- cedula — a form of identification, usually a card, in Spanish-speaking countries
- ceiled — to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- ceiler — a canopy or tapestry covering a bed or wall