Words That Start With CR

There are over 2.2K 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

crab

cram

cran

cray

cred

cree

crem

cria

crib

crim

cris

croc

crog

cron

crow

crud

crus

crux

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5 letter CR-words icon
110

5-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 5-letter CR-words:

cross

crime

crowd

crown

crops

craft

crash

cream

crews

crude

crust

craig

crans

crepe

crewe

crims

crine

crore

croze

crypt

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6 letter CR-words icon
192

6-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 6-letter CR-words:

create

crisis

credit

crimes

critic

cruise

crowds

crapes

crases

cremor

crimps

crisic

crotal

crotch

cruder

crudos

cruors

crusie

crutch

crypts

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7 letter CR-words icon
304

7-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 7-letter CR-words:

created

critics

creates

crystal

crucial

credits

crossed

crowned

cricket

crushed

creator

crashed

crosses

cranage

creeshy

cristae

crocine

crouton

crusily

cryptos

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8 letter CR-words icon
412

8-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 8-letter CR-words:

critical

creating

creation

criminal

credited

creative

criteria

crossing

crystals

creature

cruisers

critique

crayoned

credence

creeshed

crestons

crispers

crivvens

croaking

crocuses

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9 letter CR-words icon
373

9-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 9-letter CR-words:

criticism

creatures

criterion

criminals

crammable

creekside

crenature

crepuscle

crescendo

crevalles

crevasses

criticise

critiqued

cromlechs

croqueted

crownwork

cruellest

crumbiest

crustacea

crutching

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10 letter CR-words icon
261

10-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 10-letter CR-words:

criticized

criticised

critically

criticisms

crankcases

craquelure

cravenness

creatively

creepiness

creolising

cribration

criminated

crookbacks

crossbirth

crossbreed

crossjacks

crossroads

cruciately

cryometers

crystalize

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11 letter CR-words icon
201

11-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 11-letter CR-words:

crystalline

craniometry

crapulently

craquelures

craunchable

crinoideans

crispations

crispatures

crispbreads

criticality

criticaster

crossandras

crossclaims

crotchetier

cryometries

cryosurgery

cryptozoite

crystalises

crystalizer

crystallite

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12 letter CR-words icon
162

12-Letter Words Starting With CR

Common 12-letter CR-words:

crackerjacks

craftmanship

cramponnings

craniologies

craniologist

crepehanging

criminalized

crispinesses

crisscrosses

criticizable

crossbanding

crossbenches

crosscutting

crossruffing

crowdsourced

crushability

cryohydrates

cryptobioses

cryptococcal

crystalizing

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

Common 13-letter CR-words:

crabbednesses

craniometries

crapulosities

credentialled

creditability

cremationisms

creolisations

criminalising

criminalizing

criminologist

crimsonnesses

crossbenchers

crosshatching

crowdworkings

crumblinesses

cryosurgeries

cryotherapies

cryptographic

crystalisable

crystallizing

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

Common 14-letter CR-words:

craniometrical

creatureliness

credentialisms

credentialling

creditableness

creditworthier

criminologists

cringeworthier

criticalnesses

crotonaldehyde

cruciverbalism

cruiserweights

crushabilities

crymotherapies

cryptesthesias

cryptococcoses

cryptococcosis

cryptographers

crystalisation

crystallisable

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

Common 15-letter CR-words:

craniologically

crapulousnesses

crashworthiness

credentiallings

creditabilities

crestfallenness

criminalization

cringeworthiest

crossopterygian

crotchetinesses

crotonaldehydes

cruciverbalisms

cryptaesthesias

cryptanalytical

cryptographical

cryptographists

cryptosporidium

cryptozoologies

crystallinities

crystallization

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2,226 Common Words Starting with CR

Most Common Length
8
(412 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.1
(out of 33)
Most Common Ending
s
(39%)

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

33 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with CR is crackerjacks with a total of 33 points.

C 3
R 1
A 1
C 3
K 5
E 1
R 1
J 8
A 1
C 3
K 5
S 1
noun 1. an exceptionally good person or thing
Synonyms:
geniusexpertmastermaster handartistmaestroprodigymarveladeptpast masterspecialistskilled personprofessionaldoyenauthorityveteran

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 2,226 words in the English dictionary that start with CR, and most of them are 8 letters long (412 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with CR?

    The longest word starting with CR is "crossopterygian" 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", "crystallization", "criminalization", "crystalization" start with CR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "cryptozoologist" is worth 32 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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