CRIMINY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CRIMINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRIMINY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIMINY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIMINY
No single letter turns CRIMINY into another word.
How CRIMINY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRIMINY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does CRIMINY mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalhumorous
An exclamation used to show surprise, shock or mild annoyance.
Criminy is a mild, slightly old-fashioned oath, a softened stand-in for a stronger word. It sounds playful rather than angry, and is common in cartoons and in the speech of folksy characters.
How CRIMINY is used
Criminy is used on its own or at the start of a sentence, usually in lighthearted speech.
- Criminy, look at the size of that bill!
- "Criminy," he muttered, staring at the flooded basement.
- Oh criminy, I left the oven on again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRIMINY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIMINY
Common questions about CRIMINY
- Is CRIMINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIMINY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIMINY worth?
- CRIMINY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRIMINY mean?
- An exclamation used to show surprise, shock or mild annoyance.
- What letters can be added to CRIMINY?
- No single letter can be added to CRIMINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRIMINY:
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