Words that start with cri (281)
Found 281 words that start with cri. Search pattern: cri*. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.
Scrabble Scores — Average: 14 pts
Highest: criminalizations 29, criminalization 28, criminalizing 27, criticizable 27, criminalized 26
5 Letter Words (14)
6 Letter Words (26)
7 Letter Words (44)
- cribbed 14
- cribber 13
- cribble 13
- cricked 16
- cricket 15
- crickey 18
- cricoid 12
- crimina 11
- crimine 11
- criming 12
- crimini 11
- criminy 14
- crimmer 13
- crimped 14
- crimper 13
- crimple 13
- crimson 11
- crinate 9
- cringed 11
- cringer 10
- cringes 10
- cringle 10
- crining 10
- crinite 9
- crinkle 13
- crinkly 16
- crinoid 10
- crinose 9
- crinums 11
- criolla 9
- criollo 9
- cripple 13
- crisped 12
- crispen 11
- crisper 11
- crispin 11
- crisply 14
- crissal 9
- crissum 11
- cristae 9
- critics 11
- critter 9
- crittur 9
- crivens 12
8 Letter Words (51)
- cribbage 15
- cribbers 14
- cribbing 15
- cribbled 15
- cribbles 14
- cribella 12
- cribrate 12
- cribrose 12
- cribrous 12
- cribwork 19
- cricetid 13
- crickets 16
- cricking 17
- cricoids 13
- crimeful 15
- criminal 12
- crimmers 14
- crimpers 14
- crimpier 14
- crimping 15
- crimpled 15
- crimples 14
- crimsons 12
- crinated 11
- cringers 11
- cringing 12
- cringles 11
- crinites 10
- crinkled 15
- crinkles 14
- crinoids 11
- criollas 10
- criollos 10
- crippled 15
- crippler 14
- cripples 14
- crispate 12
- crispens 12
- crispers 12
- crispest 12
- crispier 12
- crispily 15
- crisping 13
- crispins 12
- cristate 10
- criteria 10
- critical 12
- critique 19
- critters 10
- critturs 10
- crivvens 16
9 Letter Words (36)
- cribbages 16
- cribbings 16
- cribbling 16
- cribellar 13
- cribellum 15
- cribworks 20
- cricetids 14
- cricketed 18
- cricketer 17
- crimeless 13
- criminals 13
- criminate 13
- criminous 13
- crimpiest 15
- crimpling 16
- crimsoned 14
- cringings 13
- crinklier 15
- crinklies 15
- crinkling 16
- crinoidal 12
- crinoline 11
- cripplers 15
- crippling 16
- crispened 14
- crispiest 13
- crispness 13
- cristated 12
- criterial 11
- criterion 11
- criterium 13
- criticise 13
- criticism 15
- criticize 22
- critiqued 21
- critiques 20
10 Letter Words (35)
- cribration 14
- cribriform 19
- cricketers 18
- cricketing 19
- criminally 17
- criminated 15
- criminates 14
- criminator 14
- crimpiness 16
- crimsoning 15
- cringeling 14
- cringingly 17
- crinkliest 16
- crinolette 12
- crinolined 13
- crinolines 12
- criosphinx 24
- cripplings 17
- crispation 14
- crispbread 17
- crispening 15
- crispiness 14
- crisscross 14
- cristiform 17
- criterions 12
- criteriums 14
- crithidial 16
- critically 17
- criticised 15
- criticises 14
- criticisms 16
- criticized 24
- criticizer 23
- criticizes 23
- critiquing 22
11 Letter Words (29)
- cribrations 15
- cricketings 20
- criminalese 15
- criminalise 15
- criminalist 15
- criminality 18
- criminalize 24
- criminating 16
- crimination 15
- criminative 18
- criminators 15
- criminatory 18
- criminology 19
- cringelings 15
- crinigerous 14
- crinkleroot 17
- crinkliness 17
- crinolettes 13
- crippleware 20
- cripplingly 21
- crispations 15
- crispbreads 18
- crispnesses 15
- crithomancy 23
- criticality 18
- criticaster 15
- criticising 16
- criticizers 24
- criticizing 25
12 Letter Words (20)
- criminaleses 16
- criminalised 17
- criminalises 16
- criminalists 16
- criminalized 26
- criminalizes 25
- criminations 16
- criminogenic 19
- crimpinesses 18
- crinkleroots 18
- criosphinxes 26
- cripplewares 21
- crispinesses 16
- crisscrossed 17
- crisscrosses 16
- cristobalite 16
- criticalness 16
- criticasters 16
- criticisable 18
- criticizable 27
13 Letter Words (12)
14 Letter Words (4)
15 Letter Words (3)
16 Letter Words (3)
About This Pattern
The search pattern cri* looks for words of any length with the letter C in the first position, the letter R in the second position, the letter I in the third position, any number of letters.
Where This Helps
- Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
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FAQ
How many words match the pattern cri*?
There are 281 English words matching this pattern.
What are the shortest and longest matching words?
The shortest matching words have 4 letters and the longest have 16 letters.
Which word length is most common for this pattern?
8-letter words are the most common, with 51 matches out of 281 total.
What are some example words matching cri*?
Some matching words include: crib, crim, cris, crit, cribs.
How does the pattern cri* work?
Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.
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