5-Letter Words Starting With CR
There are 118 five-letter words starting with CR, including 42 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With CR
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- CRAZY Mentally deranged or extremely foolish
- CROSS A mark or shape formed by two lines intersecting each other
- CRIME An act punishable by law, usually considered evil
- CROWD A large number of people gathered together
- CREAM The fatty part of milk that rises to the top
- CROWN An ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty
- CRASH A serious accident, usually involving one or more vehicles
- CRACK A narrow opening or split in a surface
- CREEK A natural stream of water smaller than a river
- CRAFT Skill in making things by hand
- CRUSH A temporary romantic infatuation, especially in adolescence
- CRUEL Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
More Common Puzzle Answers
- CRUDE
- CRANE
- CREEP
- CRAWL
- CREED
- CRUST
- CRISP
- CREST
- CRANK
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CROOK
- CRAZE
- CREPT
- CRYPT
- CRAMP
- CROCK
- CRUMB
- CRASS
- CREPE
- CRICK
- CREDO
- CRUMP
- CRONY
- CRIMP
- CREAK
- CRESS
- CRIER
- CROAK
- CROUP
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (26%), E (19%), K (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 42% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, S, A, O, I
- Most have 1 vowel (53%)
- 25% contain a repeated letter
- 42 of the 118 are common puzzle answers (36%)
Other Valid Words
76 additional dictionary words start with CR — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- CRIED
- CRAIG
- CROPS
- CRIES
- CREWS
- CROWS
- CRABS
- CRORE
- CROFT
- CREME
- CRISS
- CREWE
- CROCS
- CRAPS
- CRIBS
- CRONE
- CRAGS
- CRIPS
- CREEL
- CRYER
- CRAIC
- CREMA
- CRONK
- CRUNK
- CROON
- CRUSE
- CREDS
- CRAKE
- CREES
- CRAMS
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- CRIMS
- CRAPE
- CRISE
- CRITS
- CROME
- CRUET
- CRUDO
- CRUFT
- CRANS
- CROWL
- CRAME
- CRAYS
- CRIPE
- CREPS
- CRUES
- CROCI
- CRUCK
- CROZE
- CRAWS
- CRURA
- CRINE
- CRAPY
- CRINS
- CRARE
- CRONS
- CRINK
- CRIAS
- CROST
- CRITH
- CRIOS
- CREIN
- CREMS
- CRENA
- CROOL
- CROGS
- CRUDS
- CREPY
- CRUSY
- CRUDY
- CRIBO
- CRYNE
- CRUVE
- CROMB
- CRUOR
- CRAAL
- CRWTH
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.