9 Letter Words That Start With CR

There are 373+ nine letter words beginning with CR in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter CR word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with CR.

Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With CR

criticism 15
creatures 11
criterion 11
criminals 13
cracknels 17
cracksman 19
crampbark 21
creatress 11
creepages 14
creepiest 13
crestless 11
croakings 16

All 9-Letter Words Starting With CR (263 words)

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How Common is CR as a Start 9 Letter word?

There are 373 9-letter words starting with CR in English. The average Scrabble score here is 15.1, with -S endings dominating (36% of them).

Total Words
373
Avg Scrabble Score
15.1
Most Common Ending (36%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IE
EA

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Highest-Scoring 9-Letter CR-Words in Scrabble

crazyweed 27
crackjaws 27
crackback 25
crossjack 24
crookback 23
cryophyte 22

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with CR?

27 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with CR is crazyweed with a total of 27 points.

C 3
R 1
A 1
Z 10
Y 4
W 4
E 1
E 1
D 2

FAQ 9 Letter Words That Start With CR

  • How many 9 letter words starting with CR are in the English dictionary?

    There are 373 9-letter words in the English dictionary that start with CR. The average Scrabble score across them is 15.1.

  • Are there any rare 9 letter words starting with CR worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "croquette", "criticize", "cretinize", "croquante" start with CR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "criticize" is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 9 letter words starting with CR?

    Everyday 9-letter words starting with CR include "criticism", "creatures", "criterion", "criminals", "cracknels".

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