Words Starting With CR
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CR. This section showcases how CR at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with CR, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| cry | 8 | utter a sudden loud cry | - |
| cru | 5 | - | - |
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| crap | 8 | obscene terms for feces | - |
| crew | 9 | an informal body of friends | - |
| crab | 8 | a quarrelsome grouch | - |
| crow | 9 | dwell on with satisfaction | - |
| crib | 8 | a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two | - |
| crop | 8 | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | - |
| cram | 8 | study intensively, as before an exam | - |
| croc | 8 | - | - |
| cree | 6 | a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada | - |
| cray | 9 | - | - |
| crud | 7 | any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant | - |
| crux | 13 | a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus | - |
| cred | 7 | credibility among young fashionable urban individuals | - |
| craw | 9 | a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food | - |
| crim | 8 | - | - |
| crit | 6 | a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles) | - |
| cran | 6 | a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring | - |
| crag | 7 | a steep rugged rock or cliff | - |
| crus | 6 | the leg from the knee to foot | - |
| crem | 8 | - | - |
| cria | 6 | - | - |
| cris | 6 | - | - |
| crog | 7 | - | - |
| cron | 6 | - | - |
| crue | 6 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| crazy | 19 | affected with madness or insanity | - |
| crime | 9 | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | a long record of crimes |
| cross | 7 | meet at a point | - |
| crowd | 11 | an informal body of friends | he still hangs out with the same crowd |
| cream | 9 | toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin | - |
| crash | 10 | the act of colliding with something | his crash through the window |
| crack | 13 | a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive | - |
| cruel | 7 | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | cruel tortures |
| cried | 8 | - | - |
| crush | 10 | temporary love of an adolescent | - |
| crane | 7 | United States poet (1899-1932) | - |
| crown | 10 | be the culminating event | The speech crowned the meeting |
| creep | 9 | show submission or fear | - |
| crawl | 10 | show submission or fear | - |
| craig | 8 | - | - |
| creek | 11 | a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) | the creek dried up every summer |
| crook | 11 | a circular segment of a curve | a crook in the path |
| crabs | 9 | infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice | - |
| craft | 10 | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | - |
| crank | 11 | start by cranking | crank up the engine |
| crust | 7 | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | - |
| crate | 7 | the quantity contained in a crate | - |
| crude | 8 | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | - |
| cramp | 11 | prevent the progress or free movement of | - |
| crisp | 9 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | crisp clear nights and frosty mornings |
| crave | 10 | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | - |
| crock | 13 | an earthen jar (made of baked clay) | - |
| crest | 7 | lie at the top of | - |
| creed | 8 | any system of principles or beliefs | - |
| craze | 16 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| croft | 10 | a small farm worked by a crofter | - |
| croak | 11 | a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) | - |
| crypt | 12 | a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) | - |
| crick | 13 | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | - |
| crore | 7 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million | - |
| craps | 9 | expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot | - |
| creme | 9 | - | - |
| crept | 9 | - | - |
| creak | 11 | a squeaking sound | the creak of the floorboards gave him away |
| crumb | 11 | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | - |
| crass | 7 | (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility | - |
| credo | 8 | any system of principles or beliefs | - |
| crewe | 10 | - | - |
| crepe | 9 | small very thin pancake | - |
| crier | 7 | a person who weeps | - |
| crone | 7 | an ugly evil-looking old woman | - |
| crimp | 11 | curl tightly | crimp hair |
| cress | 7 | any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste | - |
| creel | 7 | a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish | - |
| crony | 10 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| crying | 12 | demanding attention | a crying need |
| create | 8 | create by artistic means | create a poem |
| credit | 9 | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | - |
| crisis | 8 | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something | after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better |
| creepy | 13 | causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin | a creepy story |
| cruise | 8 | an ocean trip taken for pleasure | - |
| crappy | 15 | very bad | - |
| creeps | 10 | a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait | - |
| cradle | 9 | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | - |
| crutch | 13 | anything that serves as an expedient | he uses drugs as a psychological crutch |
| critic | 10 | anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something | - |
| crotch | 13 | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | he climbed into the crotch of a tree |
| crunch | 13 | chew noisily | The children crunched the celery sticks |
| crater | 8 | a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano | - |
| crumbs | 12 | - | - |
| crazed | 18 | driven insane | - |
| cranky | 15 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| crispy | 13 | tender and brittle | - |
| creasy | 11 | - | - |
| cretin | 8 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| crafty | 14 | marked by skill in deception | - |
| creamy | 13 | of the color of cream | creamy translucent pebbles |
| crouch | 13 | bend one's back forward from the waist on down | he crouched down |
| crises | 8 | - | - |
| crikey | 15 | - | - |
| crummy | 15 | of very poor quality; flimsy | - |
| crease | 8 | a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | - |
| crusty | 11 | having a hardened crust as a covering | - |
| craved | 12 | wanted intensely | the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies |
| craven | 11 | an abject coward | - |
| creole | 8 | a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages | - |
| cringe | 9 | show submission or fear | - |
| cripes | 10 | - | - |
| crepes | 10 | - | - |
| cranny | 11 | a long narrow depression in a surface | - |
| crayon | 11 | writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing | - |
| crabby | 15 | annoyed and irritable | - |
| creche | 13 | a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for | - |
| creaky | 15 | of or pertaining to arthritis | my creaky old joints |
| cruces | 10 | - | - |
| crypto | 13 | - | - |
| crawly | 14 | - | - |
| crosse | 8 | a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse | - |
| croton | 8 | tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil | - |
| cruddy | 13 | characterized by obscenity | - |
| crated | 9 | - | - |
| cravat | 11 | neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front | - |
| craggy | 13 | having hills and crags | - |
| crouse | 8 | United States playwright (1893-1966) | - |
| crocus | 10 | any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| created | 10 | - | - |
| crossed | 10 | placed crosswise | spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers |
| crystal | 12 | colorless glass made of almost pure silica | - |
| crushed | 13 | subdued or brought low in condition or status | - |
| cracked | 16 | of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide | - |
| crowded | 14 | overfilled or compacted or concentrated | a crowded theater |
| crucial | 11 | of the greatest importance | crucial information |
| cricket | 15 | a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs | - |
| crooked | 14 | irregular in shape or outline | a dress with a crooked hemline |
| cripple | 13 | deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg | The accident has crippled her for life |
| creator | 9 | terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God | - |
| cracker | 15 | a poor White person in the southern United States | - |
| cruelty | 12 | feelings of extreme heartlessness | - |
| credits | 10 | a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) | - |
| craving | 13 | an intense desire for some particular thing | - |
| crucify | 17 | treat cruelly | - |
| crusade | 10 | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for | - |
| crumble | 13 | fall into decay or ruin | - |
| crazier | 18 | - | - |
| crimson | 11 | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | - |
| cramped | 14 | constricted in size | cramped quarters |
| cruiser | 9 | a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board | - |
| crowned | 13 | crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory | - |
| crybaby | 19 | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | - |
| crowbar | 14 | a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge | - |
| cremate | 11 | reduce to ashes | - |
| creeper | 11 | any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet | - |
| crunchy | 17 | - | - |
| crapper | 13 | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | - |
| cranial | 9 | of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain | cranial pressure |
| cruelly | 12 | with cruelty | he treated his students cruelly |
| crusher | 12 | a device that crushes something | - |
| cranium | 11 | the part of the skull that encloses the brain | - |
| cryptic | 16 | of an obscure nature | the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms |
| critter | 9 | a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals) | - |
| cropped | 14 | (of land or soil) used for growing crops | cropped soil |
| croquet | 18 | a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg | - |
| crevice | 14 | a long narrow opening | - |
| crackle | 15 | glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface | - |
| crewman | 14 | any member of a ship's crew | - |
| croaker | 13 | any of several fishes that make a croaking noise | - |
| crazily | 21 | in an insane manner | he behaves crazily when he is off his medication |
| crowing | 13 | an instance of boastful talk | - |
| crispin | 11 | patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) | - |
| crumple | 13 | become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | - |
| crooner | 9 | a singer of popular ballads | - |
| cropper | 13 | small farmers and tenants | - |
| crochet | 14 | needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle | - |
| creamer | 11 | a small pitcher for serving cream | - |
| crawler | 12 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| criminal | 12 | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | - |
| creature | 10 | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | - |
| creative | 13 | having the ability or power to create | a creative imagination |
| creating | 11 | - | - |
| crossing | 11 | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | - |
| critical | 12 | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | a critical point in the campaign |
| creation | 10 | the human act of creating | - |
| crawling | 14 | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | - |
| cracking | 17 | a sudden sharp noise | he heard the cracking of the ice |
| crashing | 14 | informal intensifiers | a crashing bore |
| creaking | 15 | a squeaking sound | - |
| crippled | 15 | disabled in the feet or legs | a crippled soldier |
| crackers | 16 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| crushing | 14 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | - |
| creeping | 13 | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | - |
| credible | 13 | capable of being believed | completely credible testimony |
| cremated | 13 | - | - |
| cruising | 11 | - | - |
| craziest | 19 | - | - |
| criteria | 10 | - | - |
| crescent | 12 | resembling the new moon in shape | - |
| crucifix | 22 | representation of the cross on which Jesus died | - |
| crowning | 14 | forming or providing a crown or summit | the crowning star on a Christmas tree |
| crucible | 14 | a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions | - |
| critique | 19 | an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) | - |
| crumpled | 15 | of metal e.g. | a car with a crumpled front end |
| crackpot | 18 | a whimsically eccentric person | - |
| crapping | 15 | - | - |
| credited | 12 | (usually followed by `to') given credit for | an invention credited to Edison |
| croaking | 15 | a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) | - |
| crowding | 15 | a situation in which people or things are crowded together | he didn't like the crowding on the beach |
| crossbow | 15 | a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) | - |
| crusader | 11 | a disputant who advocates reform | - |
| crayfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| credence | 13 | a kind of sideboard or buffet | - |
| crawfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| cramming | 15 | - | - |
| crockery | 19 | tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively | - |
| croupier | 12 | someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table | - |
| creditor | 11 | a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists | - |
| crevasse | 13 | a deep fissure | - |
| cradling | 12 | - | - |
| crossbar | 12 | a horizontal bar that goes across something | - |
| cryonics | 15 | the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life | cryonics is more science fiction than serious science |
| creamery | 15 | a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold | - |
| creepier | 12 | - | - |
| cremator | 12 | - | - |
| cropping | 15 | - | - |
| credenza | 20 | a kind of sideboard or buffet | - |
| cribbing | 15 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| crocodile | 14 | large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters | - |
| criticism | 15 | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | the senator received severe criticism from his opponent |
| criticize | 22 | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | The paper criticized the new movie |
| crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| crossword | 15 | a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle | - |
| cremation | 13 | the incineration of a dead body | - |
| craziness | 20 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
| cranberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries | - |
| croissant | 11 | very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll | - |
| crescendo | 14 | grow louder | The music crescendoes here |
| craftsman | 16 | a creator of great skill in the manual arts | - |
| crossover | 14 | a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party | - |
| crossfire | 14 | a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions | - |
| crippling | 16 | that cripples or disables or incapacitates | a crippling injury |
| criticise | 13 | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | - |
| crossroad | 12 | a junction where one street or road crosses another | - |
| croquette | 20 | minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried | - |
| crosswalk | 18 | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | - |
| cryogenic | 17 | of or relating to very low temperatures | - |
| crackdown | 21 | severely repressive actions | - |
| criterion | 11 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | - |
| crankcase | 17 | housing for a crankshaft | - |
| crematory | 16 | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes | - |
| crucially | 16 | to a crucial degree | crucially important |
| cricketer | 17 | an athlete who plays cricket | - |
| crosstown | 14 | going or extending across a town or city | the crosstown bus |
| credulity | 15 | tendency to believe readily | - |
| creepiest | 13 | - | - |
| crusading | 13 | - | - |
| cruzeiros | 20 | - | - |
| credulous | 12 | disposed to believe on little evidence | the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous |
| cremating | 14 | - | - |
| crossbeam | 15 | a horizontal beam that extends across something | - |
| crudeness | 12 | a wild or unrefined state | - |
| crosswind | 15 | wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
| crosswise | 14 | transversely | - |
| crotchety | 19 | having a difficult and contrary disposition | - |
| cretinous | 11 | afflicted with cretinism | - |
| crossbred | 14 | bred from parents of different varieties or species | - |
| crabgrass | 14 | grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns | - |
| crassness | 11 | the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement | - |
| croupiers | 13 | - | - |
| crownless | 14 | not (especially not yet) provided with a crown | - |
| craftiest | 14 | - | - |
| criminous | 13 | - | - |
| crinoline | 11 | a skirt stiffened with hoops | - |
| crossable | 13 | - | - |
| cruciform | 18 | shaped like a cross | - |
| crabapple | 17 | any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| creativity | 18 | the ability to create | - |
| crossroads | 13 | a community of people smaller than a village | - |
| criticized | 24 | - | - |
| critically | 17 | in a critical manner | this must be examined critically |
| creatively | 18 | in a creative manner | she solved the problem creatively |
| cretaceous | 14 | from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants | - |
| criminally | 17 | in a shameful manner | the garden was criminally neglected |
| criticised | 15 | - | - |
| crosshairs | 15 | a center of interest | the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs |
| crustacean | 14 | of or belonging to the class Crustacea | - |
| cryptogram | 20 | a piece of writing in code or cipher | - |
| crankshaft | 22 | a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank | - |
| crisscross | 14 | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | - |
| crossbones | 14 | two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death | - |
| credential | 13 | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | - |
| crematoria | 14 | - | - |
| crocheting | 18 | needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle | - |
| crucifying | 21 | - | - |
| crosscheck | 23 | an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick) | - |
| cryptology | 21 | the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | - |
| creatinine | 12 | - | - |
| creditable | 15 | worthy of often limited commendation | the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable |
| cryogenics | 18 | the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures | - |
| crispbread | 17 | - | - |
| craftiness | 15 | the quality of being crafty | - |
| craniotomy | 17 | a surgical opening through the skull | - |
| crawlspace | 19 | low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing | - |
| crushingly | 19 | in a crushing manner | the team was crushingly defeated |
| crackajack | 31 | - | - |
| crankiness | 16 | a fussy and eccentric disposition | - |
| creepiness | 14 | an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin | - |
| crepuscule | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| crossmatch | 19 | - | - |
| crabapples | 18 | - | - |
| crabbiness | 16 | a disposition to be ill-tempered | - |
| crabeaters | 14 | - | - |
| crabsticks | 20 | - | - |
| crackbacks | 26 | - | - |
| crackberry | 23 | - | - |
| crackbrain | 20 | - | - |
| crackdowns | 22 | - | - |
| crackheads | 22 | - | - |
| crackliest | 18 | - | - |
| cracklings | 19 | the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered | - |
| cradlesong | 14 | a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep | - |
| cradlewalk | 20 | - | - |
| craftworks | 22 | - | - |
| cragginess | 14 | - | - |
| craigfluke | 20 | - | - |
| crakeberry | 21 | - | - |
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