Crime

5 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

An illegal act that is punishable by law. A wrongdoing that violates legal or moral standards.

“The detective worked tirelessly to solve the crime.”

Pronunciation

IPA

kraɪm

Related Words

Synonyms

offense violationfelony

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Good mix with CR start, vowels I and E.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points with M being the highest value letter.

Words Related to Crime

Anagrams of Crime

Words that use exactly the same letters as “crime”.

merci

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “crime” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

chime clime creme crile crimp crine crome grime prime

Words you can make from Crime

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crime”.

cire crim emic emir eric imer mice rice

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “crime”.

crimes metric

Longer words starting with Crime

Words that begin with “crime”.

crimes

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