Words that start with CRI

187 words begin with CRI, and CRIMINALIZATION scores the most at 28 points.

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15-letter words count:1

14-letter words count:4

13-letter words count:6

12-letter words count:9

11-letter words count:13

10-letter words count:24

9-letter words count:28

8-letter words count:42

7-letter words count:32

6-letter words count:17

5-letter words count:9

4-letter words count:2

What is on this page

The dictionary contains 187 words that begin with CRI — set out here by length.

Lengths span 4 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 42 of them are 8 letters long.

Worth knowing

If you are playing for score, CRIMINALIZATION at 28 points is the pick. It tops both tables: 33 in Words With Friends as well.

The full 15 letters are used by CRIMINALIZATION.

If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.

What some of these mean

criminalization
legislation that makes something illegal
criminological
of or relating to or involved in criminology
criminologist
a specialist in criminology
crisscrossed
marked with crossing lines
criticalness
a state of critical urgency

Common questions

How many words start with CRI?
187, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with CRI?
CRIMINALIZATION, worth 28 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with CRI?
CRIMINALIZATION, at 15 letters.