5 letter words starting with cru

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with cru.

  • CRUCK
  • CRUDE
  • CRUDO
  • CRUDS
  • CRUDY
  • CRUEL
  • CRUES
  • CRUET
  • CRUFT
  • CRUMB
  • CRUMP
  • CRUNK
  • CRUOR
  • CRURA
  • CRUSE
  • CRUSH
  • CRUST
  • CRUSY
  • CRUVE

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of cruds

cruds (noun)

  1. Dirt, filth or refuse.
  2. (by extension) Something of poor quality.
  3. A contemptible person.
  4. Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.
  5. A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
  6. Feces; excrement.
  7. Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
  8. A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.


Definition of cruel

cruel (verb)

  1. To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
  2. To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.

cruel (adjective)

  1. Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
  2. Harsh; severe.
  3. Cool; awesome; neat.

cruel (adverb)

  1. To a great degree; terribly.

cruel (noun)

  1. Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.

Definition of cruet

cruet (noun)

  1. A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.
  2. A stand for these containers.
  3. A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.

Definition of crush

crush (noun)

  1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
  2. Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
  3. A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
  4. A violent crowding.
  5. A crowd control barrier.
  6. A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
  7. An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
  8. A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
  9. A party or festive function.
  10. The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.

crush (verb)

  1. To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
  2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
  3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
  4. To oppress or grievously burden.
  5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
  6. To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
  7. To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
  8. To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.