5-Letter Words Starting With CR
74 five-letter words start with CR; 38 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crate | 0.58 | 1.18 |
| 2 | crane | 0.61 | 1.11 |
| 3 | crest | 0.45 | 1.17 |
| 4 | cries | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| 5 | cream | 0.37 | 1.23 |
| 6 | cried | 0.58 | 0.97 |
| 7 | crave | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| 8 | craze | 0.53 | 0.95 |
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74 words starting with CR
- crazycommon
- crosscommon
- crimecommon
- crowdcommon
- creamcommon
- crowncommon
- crashcommon
- crackcommon
- creekcommon
- craftcommon
- criedcommon
- crushcommon
- cruelcommon
- cropscommon
- crudecommon
- criescommon
- cranecommon
- crewscommon
- creepcommon
- crawlcommon
- creedcommon
- crispcommon
- crustcommon
- crestcommon
- crankcommon
- cratecommon
- cravecommon
- crowscommon
- crookcommon
- crabscommon
- crorecommon
- crazecommon
- croftcommon
- creptcommon
- cremecommon
- cryptcommon
- crampcommon
- crockcommon
- crumb
- crass
- crepe
- crocs
- craps
- crick
- credo
- crump
- crony
- cribs
- crimp
- crone
- crags
- creak
- cress
- crier
- croak
- creel
- croup
- croon
- cruse
- crake
All 74 five-letter words
Starting with CRA 20
craal crabs crack craft crags crake cramp crams crane crank crape craps crash crass crate crave crawl craws craze crazy
Starting with CRE 14
creak cream credo creed creek creel creep creme crepe crept crepy cress crest crews
Starting with CRI 9
cribs crick cried crier cries crime crimp cripe crisp
Starting with CRO 17
croak croci crock crocs croft crone crony crook croon crops crore cross croup crowd crown crows croze
Starting with CRU 12
cruck crude cruds cruel cruet crumb crump cruor crura cruse crush crust
Starting with CRW 1
crwth
Starting with CRY 1
crypt
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with CR?
Our list has 74. 38 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with CR?
CRAZY, CROSS, CRIME, CROWD, CREAM — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with CR?
CRATE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.58 green and 1.18 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.