Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CRAPE, CRAKE, CRUSE, CRATE, CRANE and CRAPS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 52 of the 74 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- CRAZY19 points
- CRAZE16 points
- CROZE16 points
- CRACK13 points
- CRICK13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (20 words), followed by O (17). 2 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: CRWTH and CRYPT.
More 5 letter words starting with C
CR at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with CR?
There are 74 5 letter words that start with CR in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with CR?
CRAZY, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with CR?
CRAPE, CRATE and CRAPS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.