Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words Starting With CR

This verified list contains 62 CORE words starting with CR, plus 13 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 62 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

crabs9
crack13
craft10
crags8
cramp11
crams9
crane7
crank11
crape9
craps9
crash10
crass7
crate7
crave10
crawl10
craws10
crays10
craze16
crazy19
creak11
cream9
credo8
creed8
creek11
creel7
creep9
creme9
crepe9
crept9
cress7
crest7
crews10
cribs9
crick13
cried8
crier7
cries7
crime9
crimp11
crisp9
croak11
crock13
croft10
crone7
crony10
crook11
croon7
crops9
cross7
croup9
crowd11
crown10
crows10
crude8
cruel7
cruet7
cruft10
crumb11
cruse7
crush10
crust7
crypt12

62CORE words

13extended words

75verified matches

9.5average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

crane7
crate7
crave10
craze16
creak11
cream9
cried8
cries7
crime9
croak11
crude8
cruel7

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

crazy19
craze16
crack13
crock13
crick13
crypt12
cramp11
crank11
creak11
creek11
croak11
crook11

Letter intelligence

What the CR list contains

Most common letters immediately after CR

A19 words
E13 words
O13 words
I8 words
U8 words

Vowels per word

0 vowels1 words
1 vowel34 words
2 vowels27 words

Repeated letters

24%

15 of 62 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use words starting with CR

This page starts from 62 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are CR. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 13 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words start with CR?

This verified set contains 62 CORE words and 13 extended words, for 75 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this CR group?

The 62 CORE words average 9.5 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these CR words often repeat letters?