CRIMINOGENIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRIMINOGENIC 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CRIMINOGENIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIMINOGENIC is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIMINOGENIC
No single letter turns CRIMINOGENIC into another word.
How CRIMINOGENIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CRIMINOGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRIMINOGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRIMINOGENIC
- CRIMINOGENIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CRIMINOGENIC
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Common questions about CRIMINOGENIC
- Is CRIMINOGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIMINOGENIC, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIMINOGENIC worth?
- CRIMINOGENIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRIMINOGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to CRIMINOGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CRIMINOGENIC:
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