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 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 crumb

crumb (noun)

  1. A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
  2. A small piece of other material, such as rubber.
  3. A bit, small amount.
  4. The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
  5. A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
  6. A nobody; a worthless person.
  7. A body louse (Pediculus humanus).

crumb (verb)

  1. To cover with crumbs.
  2. To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.

Definition of crump

crump (noun)

  1. The sound of a muffled explosion.

crump (verb)

  1. To produce such a sound.

crump (verb)

  1. For one's health to decline rapidly (but not as rapidly as crash).

crump (adjective)

  1. Hard or crusty; dry baked

crump (adjective)

  1. Crooked; bent.

Definition of crust

crust (noun)

  1. A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
  2. The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
  3. An outer layer composed of pastry
  4. The bread-like base of a pizza.
  5. The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
  6. The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
  7. Nerve, gall.
  8. A living.

crust (verb)

  1. To cover with a crust.
  2. To form a crust.

crust (noun)

  1. A subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.