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CRIMINALESES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. CRIMINALESES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

c3r1i1m3i1n1a1l1e1s1e1s1
Depends on the listCRIMINALESES · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept CRIMINALESES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 28 / 100

28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.33
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.58%

Our own measure of how useful CRIMINALESES is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CRIMINALESES

No single letter turns CRIMINALESES into another word.

How CRIMINALESES scores

Scrabble c3r1i1m3i1n1a1l1e1s1e1s1 16
Words with Friends c4r1i1m4i1n2a1l2e1s1e1s1 20

Face value of the 12 tiles in CRIMINALESES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
r16
i29
m12
n16
a19
l14
e212
s24

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRIMINALESES has to be built on the board across turns.

Shorter words from the letters in CRIMINALESES

criminalese15 mineralises13 creaminess14 mescalines14 reminisces14 mineralise12 saliencies12 semainiers12 seminaries12 linearises10 snaileries10 camelines13 camelries13 casimeres13 casimires13 cassimere13 cramesies13 crimeless13 criminals13 merciless13 mescaline13 mescalins13 messianic13 racemises13 reminisce13 scleremas13 seismical13 smiercase13 alienisms11 carelines11 cleansers11 clearness11 clerisies11 eirenical11 escaliers11 increases11 larcenies11 licensers11 mealiness11 melanises11

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Common questions about CRIMINALESES

Is CRIMINALESES valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRIMINALESES is not in it.
How many points is CRIMINALESES worth?
CRIMINALESES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CRIMINALESES?
No single letter can be added to CRIMINALESES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CRIMINALESES:

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