CRIMINALIST is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. CRIMINALIST is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3r1i1m3i1n1a1l1i1s1t1
PlayableCRIMINALIST · 11 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CRIMINALIST?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.36
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful CRIMINALIST is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIMINALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
criminalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRIMINALIST scores
Scrabble c3r1i1m3i1n1a1l1i1s1t1 15
Words with Friends c4r1i1m4i1n2a1l2i1s1t1 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRIMINALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRIMINALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CRIMINALIST
2 longer words begin with CRIMINALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIMINALIST
animistic13 criminals13 laminitis11 triclinia11 actinism12 criminal12 criminis12 inimical12 marlitic12 minicars12 scimitar12 isatinic10 martinis10 militias10 mistrain10 mistrial10 trialism10 initials8 arcmins11 crimina11 crimini11 ismatic11 itacism11 laicism11 mantric11 matrics11 minicar11 narcism11 simatic11 trismic11 animist9 carlins9 catlins9 citrals9 citrins9 clarini9 incisal9 intimal9 intimas9 italics9
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Common questions about CRIMINALIST
- Is CRIMINALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRIMINALIST is not in it.
- How many points is CRIMINALIST worth?
- CRIMINALIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRIMINALIST?
- CRIMINALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRIMINALIST:
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