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01 Words by length and letters
5-letter words containing CR
Explore 5-letter words containing CR, with game scores, definitions, and related word paths one tap away.
141matching words in our word list
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Strong matches at a glance.
CRAZY, CRAZE, CRACK, CROCK, CRYPT, CRAMP, CRANK, CREEK, CROOK, CROWD
02 Other word lengths
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72 shown · 141 total
crazy19 pts→craze16 pts→croze16 pts→crack13 pts→crick13 pts→crock13 pts→cruck13 pts→crwth13 pts→crapy12 pts→crepy12 pts→crypt12 pts→crake11 pts→cramp11 pts→crank11 pts→creak11 pts→creek11 pts→crimp11 pts→croak11 pts→cromb11 pts→cronk11 pts→crook11 pts→crowd11 pts→crudy11 pts→crumb11 pts→crump11 pts→crunk11 pts→decry11 pts→craft10 pts→crash10 pts→crave10 pts→crawl10 pts→craws10 pts→crays10 pts→crewe10 pts→crews10 pts→crith10 pts→croft10 pts→crony10 pts→crown10 pts→crows10 pts→cruft10 pts→crush10 pts→crusy10 pts→cruve10 pts→lycra10 pts→scraw10 pts→scray10 pts→screw10 pts→scrow10 pts→crabs9 pts→craic9 pts→crame9 pts→crams9 pts→crape9 pts→craps9 pts→cream9 pts→creep9 pts→creme9 pts→crems9 pts→crepe9 pts→creps9 pts→crept9 pts→cribs9 pts→crime9 pts→crims9 pts→cripe9 pts→crisp9 pts→croci9 pts→crocs9 pts→crome9 pts→crops9 pts→croup9 pts→macro9 pts→micra9 pts→micro9 pts→mucro9 pts→picra9 pts→scrab9 pts→scram9 pts→scrap9 pts→scrim9 pts→scrip9 pts→scrub9 pts→scrum9 pts→acred8 pts→acrid8 pts→crags8 pts→craig8 pts→credo8 pts→creds8 pts→creed8 pts→cried8 pts→crogs8 pts→crude8 pts→cruds8 pts→scrag8 pts→scrod8 pts→scrog8 pts→acres7 pts→craal7 pts→crane7 pts→crans7 pts→crare7 pts→crass7 pts→crate7 pts→creel7 pts→crees7 pts→crena7 pts→cress7 pts→crest7 pts→crias7 pts→crier7 pts→cries7 pts→crine7 pts→crios7 pts→crise7 pts→crits7 pts→crone7 pts→crool7 pts→croon7 pts→crore7 pts→cross7 pts→crost7 pts→crout7 pts→cruel7 pts→crues7 pts→cruet7 pts→cruor7 pts→crura7 pts→cruse7 pts→crust7 pts→ecrus7 pts→lucre7 pts→nacre7 pts→ocrea7 pts→sacra7 pts→scrae7 pts→scran7 pts→scrat7 pts→scree7 pts→sucre7 pts→
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06 Common questions
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How many 5-letter words containing cr are there?
Our reference word list contains 141 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.
What are some 5-letter words containing cr?
Some strong matches are CRAZY, CRAZE, CRACK, CROCK, CRYPT, CRAMP, CRANK, CREEK, CROOK, CROWD.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
These are useful candidates for word games, but each game maintains its own accepted-answer or playable-word dictionary. Check the game before relying on an unusual entry.