Listen to 5 letter words starting with CR and in some of them a harsh noise comes through, matching what the words mean.
The echo is loudest in CRASH, CRACK and CROAK, each sounding like the noise it describes.
Given a clue about a sudden sharp sound, the answer worth trying first is CRACK or CRASH.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With CR
- CRACK
- CRAFT
- CRAMP
- CRANE
- CRANK
- CRASH
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CRAWL
- CRAZE
- CRAZY
- CREAK
- CREAM
- CREDO
- CREED
- CREEK
- CREEP
- CREME
- CREPE
- CREPT
- CRESS
- CREST
- CRICK
- CRIED
- CRIER
- CRIME
- CRIMP
- CRISP
- CROAK
- CROCK
- CRONE
- CRONY
- CROOK
- CROSS
- CROUP
- CROWD
- CROWN
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CRUMB
- CRUMP
- CRUSH
- CRUST
- CRYPT
- CRAIG
- CRAPS
- CROPS
- CRAAL
- CRABS
- CRAGS
- CRAIC
- CRAIE
- CRAIK
- CRAIN
- CRAKE
- CRAME
- CRAMS
- CRANG
- CRANS
- CRANY
- CRAPE
- CRAPY
- CRARE
- CRASS
- CRAVO
- CRAWM
- CRAWS
- CRAYE
- CRAYS
- CRCAO
- CRCHE
- CREAD
- CREAT
- CREDA
- CREDS
- CREEL
- CREEM
- CREEN
- CREES
- CREIN
- CREMA
- CREMS
- CRENA
- CREPS
- CREPY
- CRESC
- CRETA
- CRETE
- CREWE
- CREWS
- CRIAS
- CRIBO
- CRIBS
- CRIES
- CRIEY
- CRILE
- CRIMS
- CRINE
- CRINK
- CRINS
- CRIOS
- CRIPE
- CRIPS
- CRISE
- CRISS
- CRITH
- CRITS
- CROAT
- CROCI
- CROCS
- CROFT
- CROGS
- CROIS
- CROMB
- CROME
- CRONK
- CRONS
- CROOD
- CROOL
- CROON
- CRORE
- CROSA
- CROSE
- CROST
- CROUT
- CROWL
- CROWS
- CROYL
- CROZE
- CRUCE
- CRUCK
- CRUDO
- CRUDS
- CRUDY
- CRUES
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRULL
- CRUNK
- CRUNT
- CRUOR
- CRURA
- CRUSE
- CRUSY
- CRUTH
- CRUVE
- CRWTH
- CRYAL
- CRYER
- CRYNE
- CRYST
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With CR
- CRAZY
- CROSS
- CRIME
- CROWD
- CREAM
- CROWN
- CRASH
- CRACK
- CREEK
- CRAFT
- CRUDE
- CREST
- CRAIG
- CROPS
- CRAPS
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With CR for Wordle
- CREST
- CREAM
- CRAPS
- CRAZY
- CROSS
- CRIME
- CROWD
- CROWN
- CRASH
- CRACK
- CREEK
- CRAFT
- CRUDE
- CRIED
- CRUSH
- CRUEL
- CRANE
- CREEP
- CRAWL
- CREED
- CRISP
- CRUST
- CRANK
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CROOK
- CRAZE
- CREPT
- CREME
- CRYPT
- CRAMP
- CROCK
- CRUMB
- CREPE
- CRICK
- CREDO
- CRUMP
- CRONY
- CRIMP
- CRONE
- CREAK
- CRESS
- CRIER
- CROAK
- CROUP
5 Letter Words Starting With CR by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With CRA
- CRAZY
- CRASH
- CRACK
- CRAFT
- CRANE
- CRAWL
- CRANK
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CRAZE
- CRAMP
- CRAIG
5 Letter Words Starting With CRE
- CREAM
- CREEK
- CREST
- CREEP
- CREED
- CREPT
- CREME
- CREPE
- CREDO
- CREAK
- CRESS
- CREWS
5 Letter Words Starting With CRI
- CRIME
- CRIED
- CRISP
- CRICK
- CRIMP
- CRIER
- CRIES
- CRISS
- CRIBS
- CRIPS
- CRIMS
- CRISE
5 Letter Words Starting With CRO
- CROSS
- CROWD
- CROWN
- CROOK
- CROCK
- CRONY
- CRONE
- CROAK
- CROUP
- CROPS
- CROWS
- CRORE
5 Letter Words Starting With CRU
- CRUDE
- CRUSH
- CRUEL
- CRUST
- CRUMB
- CRUMP
- CRUNK
- CRUSE
- CRUET
- CRUDO
- CRUFT
- CRUCE
5 Letter Words Starting With CR by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With CR and Ending With S
- CROSS
- CRESS
- CROPS
- CRAPS
- CRIES
- CREWS
- CROWS
- CRABS
- CRISS
- CRASS
- CROCS
- CRIBS
5 Letter Words Starting With CR and Ending With E
- CRIME
- CRUDE
- CRANE
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CRAZE
- CREME
- CREPE
- CRONE
- CRORE
- CRETE
- CREWE
5 Letter Words Starting With CR and Ending With T
- CRAFT
- CREST
- CRUST
- CREPT
- CRYPT
- CROFT
- CROAT
- CREAT
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRYST
- CROUT
5 Letter Words Starting With CR and Ending With K
- CRACK
- CREEK
- CRANK
- CROOK
- CROCK
- CRICK
- CREAK
- CROAK
- CRONK
- CRUNK
- CRAIK
- CRUCK
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With CR in Scrabble
- CRAZY 19 points
- CRAZE 16 points
- CRACK 13 points
- CRICK 13 points
- CROCK 13 points
- CRYPT 12 points
- CRAKE 11 points
- CRAMP 11 points
- CRANK 11 points
- CREAK 11 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With CR
- CRUET: Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
- CRAPE: Curl tightly.
- CRAKE: Any of several short-billed Old World rails.
- CRUSE: Small jar; holds liquid (oil or water).
- CROON: Sing softly.
- CROUP: The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks. It is on the answer list.
- CRONK: Cry like a goose.
- CREEL: A wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish.
- CROAK: Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven. It is on the answer list.
- CRIER: A person who weeps. It is on the answer list.
- CRESS: Pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs. It is on the answer list.
- CREAK: A squeaking sound. It is on the answer list.
- CRONE: An ugly evil-looking old woman. It is on the answer list.
- CRIMP: Curl tightly. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with CR?
There are 151 of them. The everyday ones include CRAZY, CROSS, CRIME, CROWD and CREAM.
How many 5 letter words start with CR?
151 in total, and 44 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with CR for Wordle?
CREST, CREAM and CRAPS narrow this list fastest. CREST leaves at most 45 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with CR and end with S?
32 of them, including CROSS, CRESS, CROPS, CRAPS and CRIES.
Can a Wordle answer start with CR?
Yes. CRAZY, CROSS and CRIME all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. CROSS and CRACK are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CRITH really a word?
Yes. The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure). It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
CRAZY. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. CRYNE and CRYAL are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CREAK, CRESS and CRIER. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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