CRIMINATIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRIMINATIVE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3r1i1m3i1n1a1t1i1v4e1
Depends on the listCRIMINATIVE · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CRIMINATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.55%
Our own measure of how useful CRIMINATIVE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIMINATIVE
No single letter turns CRIMINATIVE into another word.
How CRIMINATIVE scores
Scrabble c3r1i1m3i1n1a1t1i1v4e1 18
Words with Friends c4r1i1m4i1n2a1t1i1v5e1 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRIMINATIVE, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRIMINATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIMINATIVE
vitaminic16 anticrime13 antimeric13 criminate13 metrician13 viraemic15 inactive13 navicert13 vitamine13 ciminite12 arenitic10 viremic14 caitive12 miniver12 minivet12 varment12 varmint12 venatic12 vermian12 viciate12 viremia12 vitamer12 vitamin12 carmine11 cremant11 cremini11 crimina11 crimine11 crimini11 emicant11 mantric11 matrice11 mincier11 minicar11 nematic11 inviter10 vitrain10 vitrine10 airtime9 cantier9
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Common questions about CRIMINATIVE
- Is CRIMINATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIMINATIVE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIMINATIVE worth?
- CRIMINATIVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRIMINATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to CRIMINATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRIMINATIVE:
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