Words that start with CRO

269 words begin with CRO, and CROOKBACKED scores the most at 26 points.

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15-letter words count:3

14-letter words count:1

13-letter words count:8

12-letter words count:13

11-letter words count:19

10-letter words count:34

9-letter words count:52

8-letter words count:57

7-letter words count:37

6-letter words count:25

5-letter words count:17

4-letter words count:3

What is on this page

The dictionary contains 269 words that begin with CRO — set out here by length.

Lengths span 4 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 57 of them are 8 letters long.

Worth knowing

If you are playing for score, CROOKBACKED at 26 points is the pick. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers CROQUIGNOLES at 29.

The full 15 letters are used by CROSSOPTERYGIAN, CROTCHETINESSES and CROSSLINGUISTIC.

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

What some of these mean

crossopterygian
any fish of the order Crossopterygii
crotchetiness
a fussy and eccentric disposition
crossbreeding
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
crosshatched
shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
crosscurrent
actions counter to the main group activity

Common questions

How many words start with CRO?
269, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with CRO?
CROOKBACKED, worth 26 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with CRO?
CROSSOPTERYGIAN and CROTCHETINESSES, at 15 letters.