5-Letter Words Starting with CR

All 75 five-letter words that start with CR

CRA

• crabs9n. Pubic lice.
• crack13v. To form cracks.
• craft10n. Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying...
• craic9n. Often preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable...
• craig8n. A rocky crag.
• crake11n. Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
• crame9n. A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall.
• cramp11n. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled...
• crane7n. Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long...
• crank11adj. Hard; difficult.
• crape9n. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.
• craps9n. A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make...
• crapy12adj. Resembling crape.
• crase7v. Early Modern spelling of craze (“break into pieces, crack”).
• crash10n. A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
• crass7adj. Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or...
• crate7n. A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
• crave10v. To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
• crawl10v. To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm...
• craze16n. A strong habitual desire or fancy.
• crazy19adj. Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

CRE

• creak11n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
• cream9n. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part...
• creat7n. An usher to a riding master (riding instructor).
• credo8n. A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief...
• creed8n. That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious...
• creek11n. A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main...
• creel7n. A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.
• creen7v. To complain; to whine; to moan.
• creep9v. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
• crema9n. The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.
• crepe9n. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
• creps9n. Crepitations.
• cress7n. A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a...
• crest7n. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
• crewe10n. A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras...

CRI

• crick13n. A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back...
• crier7n. One who cries.
• crile7n. A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
• crime9n. A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal...
• crimp11n. A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal...
• crine7v. To wither, wilt, shrivel.
• crisp9adj. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also...

CRO

• croak11n. A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
• crock13n. A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
• crocs9n. Eggcorn of crux.
• croft10n. An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for...
• croma9n. A quaver.
• crome9n. A garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at...
• crone7n. An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
• cronk11v. To honk like a goose.
• crony10n. A close friend.
• crook11n. A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
• croon7v. To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low...
• crore7n. Ten million (10⁷): 10,000,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping...
• cross7n. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars...
• croup9n. The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
• crout7n. Sauerkraut.
• crowd11v. To press forward; to advance by pushing.
• crowl10n. A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
• crown10n. A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
• croze16n. A groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel into which the edge of...

CRU

• cruck13n. A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a...
• crude8adj. In a natural, untreated state.
• crudo8n. A dish made of raw fish or seafood.
• cruel7adj. Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless...
• cruet7n. A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil...
• cruft10n. Anything that is old or of inferior quality.
• crumb11n. A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit...
• crump11n. The sound of a muffled explosion.
• crunk11adj. Crazy and intoxicated.
• cruse7n. An oil lamp; a crusy.
• crush10n. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
• crust7n. A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

CRY

• crypt12n. An underground vault.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with CR are there?

Word.ws lists 75 five-letter words that start with CR, plus 20 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with CR?

crazy, cross, crime, crowd, cream, crown, crash and crack.

Which of the five-letter words that start with CR has the highest letter score?

crazy scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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