Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with CR

There are 691 words that start with CR on Word.ws, from 3 to 15 letters. The most common length is 7 letters (122 words). The words used most often are crazy, created, create, credit and cross.

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3-letter words that start with CR

  • cro5n. Synonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”).
  • cru5n. A vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a...
  • cry8v. To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.

4-letter words that start with CR

  • crab8n. Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs...
  • crag7n. A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
  • cram8v. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one...
  • cran6n. An embellishment played on a chanter of a bagpipe or a tin whistle...
  • crap8n. A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.
  • craw9n. The crop of a bird.
  • cray9n. A crayfish or lobster.
  • cred7n. Credibility.
  • crem8n. Crematorium.
  • crep8n. Trainer (sports shoe).
  • crew9n. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility...
  • cria6n. A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
  • crib8n. A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable...
  • cric8n. Cricothyrotomy; cricothyroidotomy.
  • crim8n. A criminal.
  • crin6n. Horsehair fabric.
  • crip8n. A person with a disability.
  • crit6n. Criticism.
  • croc8n. A crocodile.
  • cron6n. A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
  • crop8n. A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food...
  • crow9n. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical...
  • croy9n. A natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and...
  • crud7n. Dirt, filth or refuse.
  • crus6n. The shin (tibia and fibula).
  • crut6n. A cross-measure tunnel or drift.
  • crux13n. The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
  • cryo9n. Cryoprecipitate.

5-letter words that start with CR

  • crabs9n. Pubic lice.
  • crack13v. To form cracks.
  • craft10n. Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying...
  • craig8n. A rocky crag.
  • 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.
  • craps9n. A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make...
  • 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.
  • cream9n. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part...
  • 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...
  • creep9v. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
  • crepe9n. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
  • crest7n. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
  • crewe10n. A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras...
  • crick13n. A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back...
  • crime9n. A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal...
  • crisp9adj. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also...
  • 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...
  • crook11n. A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
  • crore7n. Ten million (10⁷): 10,000,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping...
  • cross7n. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars...
  • crowd11v. To press forward; to advance by pushing.
  • crown10n. A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
  • crude8adj. In a natural, untreated state.
  • cruel7adj. Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless...
  • crumb11n. A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit...
  • crush10n. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
  • crust7n. A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
  • crypt12n. An underground vault.

All 75 5-letter words that start with CR

6-letter words that start with CR

  • crabby15adj. Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.
  • cradle9n. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
  • crafty14adj. Skillful at deceiving others.
  • craggy13adj. Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.
  • cramps12n. A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.
  • cranky15adj. Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
  • cranny11n. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or...
  • crated9adj. Contained in a crate.
  • crater8n. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other...
  • cravat11n. A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in...
  • craven11adj. Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely...
  • crawly14adj. Crawling around.
  • crayon11n. A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
  • crazed18adj. Maddened; driven insane.
  • creaky15adj. Tending to creak.
  • creamy13adj. Containing cream.
  • crease8n. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance...
  • creasy11adj. Full of creases.
  • create8v. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:).
  • credit9v. To believe; to put credence in.
  • creeps10n. A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin.
  • creepy13adj. Moving by creeping along.
  • creole8n. A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a...
  • cretin8n. A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a...
  • crewed12adj. Having a crew; manned; piloted.
  • crikey15interj. An exclamation of astonishment.
  • crimes10interj. Christ; crikey.
  • cringe9v. To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust...
  • crisis8n. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
  • crispy13adj. Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
  • critic10n. A person who appraises the works of others.
  • crocus10n. A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae...
  • croker12n. Burlap.
  • crosse8n. A lacrosse stick.
  • crotch13n. The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs...
  • croton8n. Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
  • crouch13v. To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs...
  • crouse8adj. Brisk; lively; bold.
  • cruddy13adj. Full of crud.
  • cruden9v. To make crude.
  • cruise8n. A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
  • crumbs12interj. An expression of mild surprise.
  • crummy15adj. Bad; poor.
  • crunch13v. To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
  • crusty11adj. Having a crust, especially a thick one.
  • crutch13n. A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides...
  • crying12adj. That cries.
  • crypto13n. A secret supporter or follower.

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7-letter words that start with CR

  • cracked16adj. Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
  • cracker15n. A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but...
  • crackle15n. A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
  • crafted13adj. Manufactured.
  • cramped14adj. Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
  • cranial9adj. Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
  • cranium11n. That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but...
  • cranked14adj. Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
  • craving13n. A strong desire; yearning.
  • crawler12n. A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able...
  • creamed12adj. Prepared with cream.
  • creamer11n. A jug for holding cream.
  • created10adj. Brought into existence by making.
  • creator9n. Something or someone which creates or makes something.
  • creeper11n. A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
  • crested10adj. Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a...
  • crevice14n. A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
  • crewman14n. A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
  • cricket15n. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that...
  • crimson11n. A deep, slightly bluish red.
  • cripple13n. A person who is severely impaired or deficient in some non-physical way.
  • cristal9adj. Relating to a crest.
  • critter9n. A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
  • crochet14n. A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked...
  • crocker15n. A potter.
  • crooked14adj. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
  • cropped14adj. Cut short; cut very short.
  • croquet18n. A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls...
  • crossed10adj. Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
  • crowbar14n. An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be...
  • crowded14adj. Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
  • crowder13n. One who crowds or pushes.
  • crowned13adj. Wearing a crown.
  • croydon13n. A kind of cotton sheeting.
  • crucial11adj. Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of...
  • crucify17v. To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
  • crudely13adv. In a crude manner.
  • cruelly12adv. In a cruel manner; with cruelty.
  • cruelty12n. An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
  • cruiser9n. A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise...
  • crumble13v. To fall apart; to disintegrate.
  • crunchy17adj. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
  • crusade10n. Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the...
  • crushed13adj. Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
  • crusher12n. Someone or something that crushes.
  • crybaby19n. A baby who cries excessively.
  • cryptic16adj. Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
  • crystal12n. A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing...

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8-letter words that start with CR

  • crackers16n. A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers.
  • cracking17n. The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude...
  • crafting14n. The act by which something is crafted.
  • cramming15n. The act by which something is crammed, or stuffed full.
  • cramping15n. The action of something that cramps.
  • crandall11n. A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars...
  • cranking15n. The act by which something is cranked.
  • crashing14n. The sound or action of something that crashes.
  • crawfish19n. Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
  • crawling14n. The motion of something that crawls.
  • crayfish19n. Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily...
  • creaking15n. A noise that creaks.
  • creamery15n. A place where dairy products are prepared or sold.
  • creampie14n. The ejaculation of semen into the vagina.
  • creatine10n. An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which...
  • creating11n. Creation.
  • creation10n. Something created such as an invention or artwork.
  • creative13adj. Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often...
  • creature10n. A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
  • credence13n. Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of...
  • credible13adj. Believable or plausible.
  • credited12adj. Having something attributed to oneself.
  • creditor11n. A person to whom a debt is owed.
  • creepers12interj. An expression of surprise, fear, or excitement.
  • creeping13n. The act of something that creeps.
  • crescent12n. The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter...
  • crickets16n. Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence...
  • criminal12adj. Against the law; forbidden by law.
  • cringing12n. Act of one who cringes.
  • crippled15adj. Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling...
  • critical12adj. Inclined to find fault or criticize.
  • critique19n. The art of criticism.
  • crockery19n. Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils...
  • cropping15n. The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
  • crossbar12n. Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron...
  • crossbow15n. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
  • crossfit13v. To participate in a CrossFit exercise regimen.
  • crossing11n. Cross-breeding.
  • crouched16adj. Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
  • crowding15n. The act by which somebody is crowded.
  • crowning14adj. Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
  • cruciate12adj. In the form of a cross.
  • crucible14n. A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical...
  • crucifix22n. A wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
  • cruising11n. Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure.
  • crumpled15adj. Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
  • crusader11n. A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.
  • crushing14adj. That crushes; overwhelming.

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9-letter words that start with CR

  • crabapple17n. Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally...
  • crackdown21n. Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
  • crackling18n. Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
  • craftsman16n. One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
  • cranberry16n. A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus...
  • crankcase17n. The part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.
  • crapshoot16n. A game of craps.
  • cratering12n. The creation of a crater on a surface.
  • craziness20n. The state of being crazy; madness; derangement.
  • crediting13n. The act of making a credit in accounting.
  • credulity15n. A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of...
  • credulous12adj. Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
  • creekside16adj. Beside a creek.
  • cremation13n. A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead...
  • crematory16adj. Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.
  • crescendo14n. An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow...
  • cricketer17n. A person who plays cricket.
  • crippling16adj. That cripples or incapacitates.
  • crispness13n. The state of being crisp.
  • criterion11n. A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people...
  • criterium13n. A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed...
  • criticism15n. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.
  • criticize22v. To find fault (with something).
  • crocheted17adj. Made with crochet (needlework made by looping thread with a hooked...
  • crocodile14n. Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae...
  • croissant11n. A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
  • crossbody17n. A move in which a wrestler jumps onto his opponent and lands...
  • crossfire14n. An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at...
  • crossover14n. A place where one thing crosses over another.
  • crossrail11n. A rail that goes across something.
  • crossroad12n. A crossroads (place where one road crosses another).
  • crosstalk15n. Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired...
  • crosstown14adj. Extending across a city or town.
  • crosswalk18n. A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
  • crosswind15n. A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
  • crosswise14adj. Crossing; lying across.
  • crossword15n. A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually...
  • crotchety19adj. Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or...
  • crouching17n. The action of the verb crouch.
  • crowdfund19v. To fund (a project) by having many individuals pool their money...
  • crucially16adv. In a crucial manner.
  • crucified17adj. That has been subject to crucifixion.
  • cruciform18adj. Having the shape of a cross.
  • crumbling16adj. That crumbles; that breaks into small pieces or particles.
  • crumpling16n. The act by which something crumples.
  • crunching17n. A crunch noise.
  • crustacea13n. Crustaceans.
  • cryogenic17adj. Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.

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10-letter words that start with CR

  • crackberry23n. A BlackBerry, a handheld device considered addictive for its networking...
  • craftiness15n. Skill in deception, slyness.
  • craniotomy17n. The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone...
  • crankiness16n. The state of being cranky.
  • crankshaft22n. A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives...
  • creaminess14n. The state of being creamy.
  • creamsicle16n. A flavored popsicle with an ice cream core.
  • creatinine12n. A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the...
  • creatively18adv. In a creative manner.
  • creativity18n. The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
  • credential13adj. Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to...
  • creditable15adj. Credible or believable.
  • creditably18adv. In a creditable manner; reputably, without disgrace.
  • creepiness14n. The state of being creepy.
  • crenelated13adj. Having crenellations or battlements.
  • cretaceous14adj. Of or relating to chalk.
  • crewmember21n. A member of a crew.
  • cribriform19adj. Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
  • cricketing19adj. That plays cricket.
  • criminally17adv. In a criminal manner.
  • cringingly17adv. In a cringing manner; while cringing.
  • crispbread17n. A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour...
  • crispiness14n. The state of being crispy.
  • crisscross14v. To move back and forth over or through.
  • critically17adv. In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
  • crizotinib23n. An aminopyridine drug used to treat certain kinds of lung carcinoma.
  • crocheting18n. A form of needlework that is made using a crochet.
  • crossbench19n. The political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form...
  • crossbones14n. A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly...
  • crossbreed15v. To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different...
  • crosscheck23n. A verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an...
  • crossfield16adj. Passed from one side of the pitch to the other.
  • crossguard14n. A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the...
  • crosshairs15n. A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to...
  • crosshatch20n. A pattern of crossing lines.
  • crossmatch19v. To test whether the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
  • crosspoint14n. The point at which two things (especially electrical wires) cross.
  • crossroads13n. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more...
  • crotalaria12n. Any of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.
  • crotchless17adj. Lacking coverage over the area of the crotch.
  • crushingly19adv. So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
  • crustacean14n. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs...
  • cryogenics18n. The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.
  • cryosphere20n. All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
  • cryostasis15n. The preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.
  • cryptogram20n. Encrypted text.
  • cryptology21n. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding...
  • crystallin15n. A globulin found in the lens of the eye.

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11-letter words that start with CR

  • crackerjack32adj. Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
  • craftswoman21n. A female artisan.
  • craniectomy20n. The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone...
  • crashworthy25adj. Capable of withstanding a crash.
  • creationism15n. The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by...
  • creationist13n. A proponent or supporter of creationism.
  • credentials14n. Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority...
  • credibility19n. A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
  • credulously17adv. In a credulous manner; believably.
  • crematorium17n. A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
  • crenellated14adj. Having crenellations (battlements).
  • crepuscular17adj. Of or resembling twilight; dim.
  • crestfallen16adj. Sad because of a disappointment.
  • criminalist15n. A person who specializes in criminal law.
  • criminality18n. The state of being criminal.
  • criminalize24v. To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
  • criminology19n. The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
  • cripplingly21adv. In a way that cripples, or is crippling.
  • criticality18n. The state of being critical.
  • crocidolite16n. A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is...
  • crocodilian16n. Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or...
  • crookedness18n. The state of being crooked.
  • crossbowman20n. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
  • crosslinker17n. Any structure that forms a crosslink.
  • crossmember19n. A transverse structural support.
  • crowdedness18n. The state or quality of being crowded.
  • crowdfunder21n. One who donates to a crowdfunding project.
  • crowdsource19v. To delegate a task to a large, diffuse group.
  • cruciferous18adj. Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of...
  • crucifixion25n. An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to...
  • crunchiness18n. The state of being crunchy.
  • crustaceous15adj. Resembling a crustacean.
  • cryobiology22n. The study of the effects of extreme low temperature on living organisms.
  • cryosurgery20n. The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus...
  • cryotherapy24n. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat...
  • cryptically23adv. In a cryptic manner.
  • cryptogamic23adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
  • cryptogenic21adj. Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
  • cryptologic21adj. Of or relating to cryptology.
  • cryptomeria20n. A Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica).
  • crystalline16adj. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
  • crystallite16n. A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain.
  • crystallize25v. To make something form into crystals.
  • crystalloid17n. Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble...

12-letter words that start with CR

  • craftsperson19n. Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
  • craniofacial19adj. Of or relating to the cranium and face, as with craniofacial surgery.
  • craniosacral16adj. Of or pertaining to the cranium and sacrum, especially with regard to...
  • creativeness17n. The state of being creative; creativity.
  • creditworthy24adj. Deemed likely to repay debts.
  • creolization23n. The process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and...
  • cricothyroid23adj. Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.
  • crimefighter23n. Any person who attempts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals.
  • criminogenic19adj. Tending to produce crime or criminals.
  • cringeworthy24adj. That causes or may cause one to cringe with disgust, embarrassment...
  • crisscrossed17adj. Marked by lines crossing in two or more directions.
  • cristobalite16n. A mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature....
  • crossbencher21n. A member of a legislature who belongs to a political party or coalition...
  • crosscurrent16n. A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
  • crosscutting17n. Synonym of crosscut.
  • crosslinking19n. Synonym of crosslinkage.
  • crowdfunding23n. Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common...
  • crowdsourced21adj. Obtained by crowdsourcing.
  • cryoablation19n. The use of extremely cold temperatures to remove organic tissue.
  • cryptanalyst22n. An expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers.
  • cryptochrome26n. Any of several light-sensitive flavoproteins, involved in the circadian...
  • cryptococcal25adj. Of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis.
  • cryptococcus25n. Any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic.
  • cryptography28n. The discipline that embodies the principles, means, and methods for...
  • cryptolocker25n. A form of ransomware that encrypts the victim's files and extorts money...
  • cryptologist20n. One who studies cryptology.
  • cryptomining22n. The process of reverse-engineering the encryption used by...
  • cryptosystem24n. A system of cryptography.
  • crystallized27adj. Having definitive and fixed form, solidified.
  • crystallizer26n. The chemical engineering vessel in which the crystallization of a...

13-letter words that start with CR

  • craftsmanship25n. The quality of being a craftsman.
  • credentialism18n. Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal...
  • creditability21n. The quality of being creditable.
  • crimefighting25n. Combating crime.
  • criminologist18n. One who practices criminology.
  • crisscrossing18n. A crisscross pattern.
  • croquembouche33n. A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets...
  • crossbreeding19n. The process or the result of crossbreeding.
  • crosshatching24n. A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that...
  • crowdsourcing22n. The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce...
  • cruiserweight22n. Any of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
  • cryogenically24adv. Carried out at very low temperatures, near absolute zero.
  • cryopreserved24adj. Preserved by the use of cryopreservation.
  • cryptanalysis23n. The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.
  • cryptanalytic25adj. Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics.
  • cryptographer26n. A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who...
  • cryptographic28adj. Relating to cryptography.
  • cryptozoology33n. Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven.
  • crystallinity21n. The condition or degree of being crystalline.

14-letter words that start with CR

  • criminalistics20n. The scientific processing and study of evidence of crimes.
  • criminological21adj. Of or pertaining to criminology.
  • cryoprotectant23n. Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell...
  • cryptococcosis27n. A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the...
  • cryptocurrency28n. A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no...
  • cryptorchidism29n. The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
  • crystallizable30adj. That can be crystallized.

15-letter words that start with CR

  • crashworthiness26n. The state or quality of being crashworthy.
  • criminalization28n. The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of...
  • cryptosporidium27n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of...
  • cryptozoologist32n. One who studies cryptozoology.
  • crystallization29n. The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form...
  • crystallography29n. The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in...
2,186 rare words that start with CR

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with CR are there?
Word.ws lists 691 words that start with CR, plus 2,186 rare ones.
What are common words that start with CR?
crazy, created, create, credit, cross, crime, critical and criminal.
Which of the words that start with CR has the highest letter score?
cryptozoology scores 33 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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