Words That Start With

CR

English words beginning with “CR” — sorted by frequency

✦189 words found

🟩43 Wordle words

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🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With CR

43 Wordle words

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🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With CR

12 words

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CRAG CRAM CROP CRUX CRAP CROW CRIB CRIP CRIT CRAB CREW CRUD

All Words Starting With CR

189 words — most common first

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Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
crude	5	1	noun	In a natural, untreated state.
crucial	7	2		Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
croon	5	1	noun	(transitive) To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
critical	8	3	noun	Extremely important.
cryptic	7	2	noun	Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
crack	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To form cracks.
crest	5	1	noun	The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
crisp	5	1	noun	Senses relating to curliness.
crepuscular	11	4		(zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
croak	5	1	noun	The call of a frog or toad.
craft	5	1	noun	(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .
creep	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
cretin	6	2	noun	(by extension, derogatory) An idiot.
craven	6	2	noun	Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
create	6	2	verb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
crooked	7	2		Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
cringe	6	1	verb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
cry	3	1	noun	(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
crown	5	1	noun	(clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
crypt	5	1	noun	An underground vault.
crisis	6	2	noun	An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
crevasse	8	2	noun	A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
crimson	7	2	noun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
crusade	7	2	noun	(figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
crass	5	1		Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.
crush	5	1	verb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
credence	8	2	noun	(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
crave	5	1	verb	(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
crestfallen	11	3		Sad because of a disappointment.
crank	5	1	noun	(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
crag	4	1	noun	(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
cream	5	1	noun	The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
creation	8	3	noun	(uncountable) The act of creating something.
cross	5	1	noun	A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
crevice	7	2	noun	A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
craggy	6	2		Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.
credulous	9	3		Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
cram	4	1	noun	(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
creed	5	1	noun	That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
creature	8	2	noun	A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
crop	4	1	noun	(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
cruel	5	2	verb	Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
crux	4	1	noun	The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
craze	5	1	noun	A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
cradle	6	2	noun	A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
criterion	9	4	noun	A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
crotch	6	1	noun	The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
crap	4	1	noun	(slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
craving	7	2	noun	A strong desire; yearning.
criticize	9	3	verb	To find fault (with something).
crazy	5	2	noun	Very excited or enthusiastic.
critique	8	2	noun	To review something; to criticize.
crone	5	1	noun	An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
crash	5	1	noun	A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
crimp	5	1	noun	A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
crow	4	1	noun	A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
crick	5	1	noun	A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.
cravat	6	2	noun	A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
crony	5	2	noun	(informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend.
croft	5	1	noun	An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
creative	8	3	noun	Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
cranky	6	2		Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
credit	6	2	noun	Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
crucible	8	3	noun	(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
crusader	8	3	noun	(figurative) A person engaged in a crusade.
crooned	7	1	verb	(transitive) To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
crowd	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.
criminal	8	3	noun	A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
crescendo	9	3	noun	(figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
creativity	10	5	noun	The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
crinkle	7	2	noun	A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
cruciate	8	3	verb	In the form of a cross; cross-shaped; cruciform.
credible	8	3		Believable or plausible.
cringing	8	2	noun	Act of one who cringes.
crool	5	1	verb	(archaic, intransitive) To murmur or mutter.
crease	6	1	noun	A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
crook	5	1	noun	A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
crystalline	11	3	noun	Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
creak	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.
crippled	8	2		(usually offensive) Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
crippling	9	3	noun	Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.
crooning	8	2	noun	The act of creating a croon.
cryophyte	9	3	noun	(botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow
crib	4	1	noun	(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
cranium	7	3	noun	(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
cruelty	7	2	noun	(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
credibility	11	5	noun	Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
cracked	7	1		Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
crumble	7	2	verb	A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
crystallize	11	3	verb	(transitive) To give a definite or precise form to (something).
creator	7	3	noun	Something or someone which creates or makes something.
crabby	6	2		Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
credulity	9	4	noun	A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
crepitate	9	3	verb	To crackle, to make a crackling sound.
crapulence	10	3	noun	Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.
creating	8	3	noun	creation
created	7	3	verb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
cruciality	10	5	noun	crucialness
crip	4	1	noun	(rehabilitation, generally self-referential) A person with a disability.
creampie	8	2	noun	(slang) The ejaculation of semen into the vagina or anus.
crescent	8	2	noun	The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
crawler	7	2	noun	(Internet) A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.
crafty	6	2		Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
crumple	7	2	verb	(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
creepy	6	2		(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
craftsmanship	13	3	noun	The quality of being a craftsman.
critter	7	2	noun	(usually endearing, US, Australia) A creature, an animal.
crushed	7	1		Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
crammed	7	1	verb	(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
croaky	6	2		(of a sound) Like that of a frog.
crit	4	1	noun	(informal) Criticism.
crafted	7	2		manufactured
creetur	7	2	noun	(dialect) Alternative form of creature. [A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.]
creek	5	1	noun	(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
crawl	5	1	verb	(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
criticism	9	4	noun	(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed
crackle	7	2	noun	A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
credo	5	2	noun	A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
crotchet	8	2	noun	(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
craftsman	9	2	noun	One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.