Words That Start With CR

There are over 2.3K words that begin with CR in English. From 3-letter words to 15-letter entries, find CR-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with CR.

3 letter CR-words icon
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3-Letter Words Starting With CR

Short high-frequency CR-words:

cru

cry

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4 letter CR-words icon
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4-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 4-letter CR-words:

crew

crop

crag

cram

cran

craw

cray

cred

cree

crem

cria

crim

cris

crit

croc

crog

cron

crow

crud

crus

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5 letter CR-words icon
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5-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 5-letter CR-words:

cross

crime

crowd

crown

crops

craft

crash

cream

crews

crude

crust

craig

crams

crims

croak

croci

crock

crons

crusy

crwth

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6 letter CR-words icon
194

6-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 6-letter CR-words:

create

crisis

credit

crimes

critic

cruise

crowds

cranks

cremor

crenas

cressy

crines

cringy

croton

crozer

crudes

cruels

cruive

crusie

cryers

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7 letter CR-words icon
308

7-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 7-letter CR-words:

created

critics

creates

crystal

crucial

credits

crossed

crowned

cricket

crushed

creator

crashed

crosses

crambos

cremant

crinums

crisped

crispen

crisper

cruiser

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8 letter CR-words icon
420

8-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 8-letter CR-words:

critical

creating

creation

criminal

credited

creative

criteria

crossing

crystals

creature

cruisers

critique

crackies

creepily

crimeful

croceate

croupier

crowstep

crueller

crunkles

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9 letter CR-words icon
387

9-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 9-letter CR-words:

criticism

creatures

criterion

criminals

crassness

craunches

crayoning

creeshier

creosoted

cribellum

criminous

crinklies

crinoidal

criterium

croissant

crookeder

crookedly

crossfall

crosshair

cruciform

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10 letter CR-words icon
286

10-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 10-letter CR-words:

criticized

criticised

critically

criticisms

crankcases

crannachan

crapshoots

crawfished

crepinette

crinolette

crispheads

crooknecks

croqueting

crorepatis

crosspoint

crowbarred

cruiseways

crunchings

cryoconite

crystalise

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11 letter CR-words icon
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11-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 11-letter CR-words:

crystalline

cradlewalks

cranberries

craniopagus

crapehanger

crawfishing

credulously

creepmouses

cremaillere

crepinesses

crestfallen

criminative

criminators

criminatory

crispations

crocodilian

crookbacked

crossruffed

cryptometer

crystalised

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12 letter CR-words icon
181

12-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 12-letter CR-words:

cracoviennes

craftinesses

craniometers

craniotomies

creatorships

crenellation

crewelleries

crossability

crossbencher

crossboneses

crosscurrent

crosshatched

crossposting

crowdpleaser

crowdsources

cryptococcal

cryptogamist

cryptologies

cryptophytes

cryptophytic

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13-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 13-letter CR-words:

cranioscopist

credentialing

crepehangings

criminalising

criminalities

criminologist

crimsonnesses

crookednesses

croquembouche

crossbandings

crosscuttings

cruiserweight

crumblinesses

crunchinesses

cryoglobulins

cryopreserves

cryptanalysis

cryptesthesia

cryptologists

cryptorchisms

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14-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 14-letter CR-words:

crackerberries

craniocerebral

craniometrists

cranioscopists

craunchinesses

creatureliness

criticalnesses

crossabilities

crosshatchings

crossmatchings

crotonaldehyde

cruciverbalism

cruiserweights

crushabilities

crymotherapies

cryoprotective

cryptocurrency

cryptographers

cryptographist

cryptosporidia

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15-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 15-letter CR-words:

crapulousnesses

crashworthiness

credentiallings

creditabilities

creditworthiest

crestfallenness

criminalization

criminousnesses

cringeworthiest

crossopterygian

crotonaldehydes

crustaceologies

cryoprotectants

cryptanalytical

cryptographical

cryptographists

cryptozoologies

crystalisations

crystalizations

crystallisation

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2,338 Common Words Starting with CR

Most Common Length
8
(420 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.2
(out of 34)
Most Common Ending
s
(39%)

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

34 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with CR is croquembouches with a total of 34 points.

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noun 1. a decorative dessert consisting of choux pastry and crystallized fruit or other confectionery items arranged in a cone and held together by a caramel sauce

Words that begin with CR are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in CR and words with CR. Try our five letter words starting with CR page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With CR

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

    There are 2,338 words in the English dictionary that start with CR, and most of them are 8 letters long (420 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with CR?

    The longest word starting with CR is "cryptographists" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "crystalline" is the longest common word starting with CR.

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

    Yes. Uncommon words like "cryptozoologist", "criminalization", "crystallization", "cryptozoology" start with CR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "cryptozoology" is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with CR?

    Most words starting with CR are 8 letters long, including everyday words like "critical", "creating", "creation", "criminal", "credited".

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