Words With "CH"

Q: How many English words contain "ch"?

Our dictionary contains 2,524 common English words with CH somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "ch"?

Common examples: ache, ached, aches, achier, achiest, achievable.

2,524 English words that contain the letters CH anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain CH? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 2,524 English words with CH somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

The CH digraph makes a single sound, as in "chair" or "much". One of the earliest digraphs kids learn in phonics.

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2-Letter Words (1)

3-Letter Words (1)

chi

4-Letter Words (24)

ache achy arch chad chap char chat chef chem chew chic chid chin chip chit chop chow chug chum each echo etch inch itch

6-Letter Words (159)

achier aching anchor arched archer arches archly attach betcha bitchy blanch bleach blench bletch blotch borsch branch breach breech broach brooch brunch cached caches cachet catchy chafed chafes chaffs chains chairs chaise chalet chalks chalky chammy champs chance chancy change chants chanty chapel charge charms charts chased chaser chases chasms chaste chatty cheats checks cheeks cheeky cheeps cheers cheery cheese cheesy cherry cherub chests chewed chewer chicer chichi chicks chicle chided chides chiefs chiles chilis chilli chills chilly chimed chimes chimps chinks chinos chintz chirps chisel chitin chives chocks choice choirs choked choker chokes choler chomps choose choosy choppy choral chords chores chorus chosen chowed chrome chubby chucks chummy chumps chunks chunky church churls churns chutes chyron clench cliché clinch cloche clutch conchs crotch crouch crunch crutch crèche dachas detach douche drench echoed echoes enrich epochs eschew etched etcher etches eunuch fetich fiches flinch french gauche gaucho glitch gotcha grouch haunch honcho hootch inched inches itched itches kitsch launch

7-Letter Words (234)

achiest achieve alchemy anarchy anchors anchovy archaic archers archery archest arching archive archway attaché batched batches beached beaches beeches belched belches benched benches beseech bewitch birched birches bitched bitches blotchy borscht botched botches bronchi broncho bunched bunches butcher butches cachets caching catcher catches catchup chaffed chafing chagrin chained chaired chaises chalets chalice chalked chamber chamois chamoix champed chanced chancel chances changed changes channel chanted chanter chantey chaotic chapels chaplet chapped chapter charade charged charger charges charier charily chariot charity charmed charmer charred charted charter chasers chasing chassis chasten chaster chatted chattel chatter cheapen cheaper cheaply cheated cheater checked checker checkup cheddar cheeked cheeped cheered cheesed cheeses cheetah chemise chemist cherish cheroot cherubs chervil chevron chewers chewier chewing chicest chichis chicken chicory chidden chiding chiefer chiefly chiffon chigger chignon chilies chilled chiller chimera chiming chimney chinked chinned chintzy chipped chipper chirped chirrup chisels chocked choicer choices chokers choking cholera chomped chomper chooses choosey chopped chopper chorale chorals chortle chowder chowing chromed chromes chronic chucked chuckle chugged chummed churned chutney chutzpa chyrons château cinched cinches clichéd clichés cloches coached coaches cochlea conches

8-Letter Words (288)

achieved achiever achieves anarchic anchored approach arachnid archaism archduke archived archives archness archways armchair attached attachés bachelor backache batching beaching beechnut belching benching besmirch birching bitchier bitching blanched blanches bleached bleacher bleaches blenched blenches blotched blotches botching branched branches breached breaches breeches britches broached broaches brochure bronchos bronchus brooches brunched brunches bunching butchers butchery catchall catchers catchier catching chaffing chagrins chaining chainsaw chairing chairman chairmen chalices chalkier chalking chambers chambray chammies champing champion chancels chancery chancier chancing chandler changing channels chanters chanteys chanties chanting chaperon chaplain chaplets chapping chapters charades charcoal chargers charging chariest chariots charisma charmers charming charring charters charting chastely chastens chastest chastise chastity chasuble chateaus chattels chatters chattier chattily chatting cheapens cheapest cheaters cheating checkers checking checkout checkups cheekier cheekily cheeking cheeping cheerful cheerier cheerily cheering cheesier cheesing cheetahs chemical chemises chemists chenille cheroots cherries cherubic cherubim chessman chessmen chestnut chevrons chewiest chickens chickpea chiefest chiggers chignons childish children chillers chillest chillier chillies chilling chimaera chimeras chimneys chinking chinning chipmunk chippers chipping chirping chirrups chiseled chiseler chitchat chitlins chivalry chloride chlorine chocking choicest choleric chompers chomping choosier

9-Letter Words (212)

achievers achieving alchemist anarchism anarchist anchorage anchoring anchorite anchorman anchormen anchovies arachnids archaisms archangel archdukes archenemy archetype architect archiving archivist armchairs artichoke attaching avalanche bacchanal bachelors backaches beachhead beechnuts bellyache benchmark beseeched beseeches bewitched bewitches bitchiest blanching bleachers bleaching blenching blotchier blotching blowtorch branching breaching broaching brochures bronchial brunching bullfinch butchered catchalls catchiest catchings catchment catchword catechise catechism catechize chaffinch chagrined chainsaws chairlift chalkiest challenge chameleon chamomile champagne champions chanciest chandlers channeled chaparral chaperone chaperons chaplains character charbroil charcoals charities charlatan chartered charwoman charwomen chastened chastised chastises chasubles chattered chatterer chattiest chauffeur cheapened cheapness checkbook checkered checklist checkmate checkouts checkroom cheekbone cheekiest cheeriest cheerless cheesiest chemicals chemistry cherished cherishes cherubims chestnuts chicanery chickadee chickened chickpeas chickweed chicories chieftain chilblain childcare childhood childless childlike chilliest chillings chimaeras chinstrap chintzier chipmunks chiropody chirruped chiselers chiseling chiselled chiseller chitchats chitlings chlorides chocolate choosiest choppered choppiest chopstick chorister chortling chorusing chorussed christens chromatic chronicle chrysalis chubbiest chuckhole chuckling chummiest chunkiest churchman churchmen cinchonas clenching clinchers clinching clutching cockroach crocheted crotchets crotchety crouching crunchier crunching dachshund debauched debauches detaching dichotomy discharge drenching duchesses enchanted enchanter

10-Letter Words (201)

achievable achromatic alchemists anarchists anchorages anchorites approached approaches archangels archbishop archdeacon archeology archetypal archetypes architects archivists artichokes attachment avalanches bacchanals beachheads bellyached bellyaches benchmarks beseeching besmirched besmirches bewitching biochemist blockchain blotchiest brainchild bronchitis butcheries butchering catchwords catechised catechises catechisms catechized catechizes chagrining chagrinned chainsawed chairlifts chairwoman chairwomen chalkboard challenged challenger challenges chameleons chamomiles champagnes championed chancellor chanceries chandelier changeable changeling changeover channeling channelled chaparrals chaperoned chaperones chaplaincy characters charbroils chargeable charioteer charitable charitably charlatans charmingly chartering chartreuse chastening chastising chatterbox chatterers chattering chattiness chauffeurs chauvinism chauvinist cheapening cheapskate checkbooks checkering checklists checkmated checkmates checkpoint checkrooms cheekbones cheekiness cheerfully cheeriness cheesecake chemically cherishing chessboard chickadees chickening chickenpox chieftains chilblains childbirth childhoods childishly childproof chilliness chimerical chimpanzee chinchilla chinstraps chintziest chirruping chirrupped chisellers chiselling chivalrous chlorinate chloroform chocolates choppering choppiness chopsticks choristers chorussing christened chromosome chronicled chronicler chronicles chronology chubbiness chuckholes chumminess chunkiness churchgoer churchyard churlishly châtelaine clavichord cornstarch cowpuncher crocheting crosscheck crunchiest dachshunds debauchery debauching despatched despatches detachable detachment discharged discharges disenchant dispatched dispatcher dispatches dogcatcher enchanters enchanting enchiladas encroached encroaches enrichment entrenched entrenches escutcheon exchanging exchequers fetchingly flowcharts flycatcher franchised

11-Letter Words (129)

achievement anachronism anarchistic anchorwoman anchorwomen antechamber approaching archaeology archaically archbishops archdeacons archdiocese archenemies archipelago attachments backstretch beachcomber bellyaching besmirching biochemical biochemists birdwatcher blockchains blowtorches bullfinches catchphrase catechising catechizing chaffinches chagrinning chainsawing chairperson chalkboards challengers challenging chamberlain chambermaid championing chancellery chancellors chandeliers changelings changeovers channelling chanticleer chaotically chaperoning charbroiled charioteers charismatic chauffeured chauvinists cheapskates checkmating checkpoints cheerfuller cheerleader cheerlessly cheesecakes cheesecloth chessboards chiaroscuro chicaneries childbirths childproofs chimpanzees chinchillas chiropodist chirrupping chitchatted chlorinated chlorinates chloroforms chlorophyll cholesterol choreograph christening chromosomes chronically chroniclers chronicling chronometer chrysalides chrysalises churchgoers churchyards châtelaines clavichords cockroaches cowpunchers crosschecks despatching detachments dichotomies discharging disenchants dispatchers dispatching dogcatchers enchantment enchantress encroaching enfranchise entrenching eschatology escutcheons flycatchers franchisees franchisers franchising godchildren goldfinches grouchiness harpsichord hemstitched hemstitches hierarchies hitchhikers hitchhiking homestretch hopscotched hopscotches hunchbacked impeachment interchange intrenching keypunching kitchenette kitchenware

12-Letter Words (79)

achievements anachronisms anarchically anchorpeople anchorperson antechambers approachable archdioceses archeologist archetypical archipelagos architecture asynchronous bacchanalian beachcombers biochemicals biochemistry birdwatchers butterscotch chairmanship chairpersons chamberlains chambermaids championship chanticleers chaplaincies characterize charbroiling charismatics chastisement chatterboxes chauffeuring chauvinistic checkerboard cheerfullest cheerfulness cheerleaders cheeseburger chemotherapy childbearing childishness childproofed chiropodists chiropractic chiropractor chitchatting chitterlings chivalrously chlorinating chlorination chloroformed choreographs choreography christenings chronologies chronometers churlishness crosschecked debaucheries disenchanted disfranchise enchantingly enchantments encroachment enfranchised enfranchises entrenchment exchangeable handkerchief harpsichords hemstitching hierarchical hopscotching hypochondria impeachments interchanged interchanges intrenchment kitchenettes

14-Letter Words (16)

archaeological archaeologists archbishoprics asynchronously characteristic characterizing choreographers choreographing chrysanthemums disenchantment disenfranchise disfranchising handkerchieves hierarchically hypochondriacs irreproachable

15-Letter Words (9)

architecturally characteristics chronologically disenfranchised disenfranchises enfranchisement interchangeable interchangeably interscholastic

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "ch"?

Our dictionary contains 2,524 common English words with CH somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "ch"?

Common examples: ache, ached, aches, achier, achiest, achievable.

Is "ch" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. CH is a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. The CH digraph makes a single sound, as in "chair" or "much". One of the earliest digraphs kids learn in phonics.