CRIMINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CRIMINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRIMINAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIMINAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIMINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
criminalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRIMINAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRIMINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRIMINAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRIMINAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who has committed a crime or been convicted of one.
In law, a criminal is judged by the courts for breaking the penal code, as opposed to a civil dispute. The word also works as an adjective, as in a criminal offence.
How CRIMINAL is used
Noun for a lawbreaker; adjective for matters relating to crime.
- Police arrested the criminal at the border.
- The film follows a retired criminal trying to go straight.
- No criminal could hide from the detective for long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRIMINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRIMINAL
19 longer words begin with CRIMINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIMINAL
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Common questions about CRIMINAL
- Is CRIMINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIMINAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIMINAL worth?
- CRIMINAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRIMINAL mean?
- A person who has committed a crime or been convicted of one.
- What letters can be added to CRIMINAL?
- CRIMINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRIMINAL:
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