5-Letter Words With CRI
- 18 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With CRI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With CRI 18 words
How often does CRI appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 18 five-letter words containing CRI. They average 8.6 points, the best is CRICK (13 points) and 27.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 18
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.6
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 27.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 27.8%
- e 22.2%
- p 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie16.7%
- io5.6%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing CRI
c 3r 1i 1c 3k 5
C 3 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
crick
- nouna painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- nounEnglish biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
- verbtwist (a body part) into a strained position“crick your neck”
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How many five-letter words containing CRI are there?
There are 18 five-letter words containing CRI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing CRI?
CRICK is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CRIMP (11), CRITH (10), CRISP (9).
What are some common five-letter words containing CRI?
Everyday examples include CRISP, CRIME, CRIED, CRIES, ACRID, CRIMP, CRICK, SCRIP. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words containing CRI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CRITH (10), CRIMS (9), CRIPE (9), CRIOS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.