CRITERIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRITERIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRITERIUM?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRITERIUM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRITERIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
criteriumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRITERIUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRITERIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRITERIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRITERIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bicycle race of many laps around a short closed circuit, usually on closed roads.
A criterium is fast and spectator-friendly because riders pass the crowd again and again. Courses are often a loop through a town centre with tight corners. Cyclists treat a criterium as a test of sprinting and bike handling more than endurance.
How CRITERIUM is used
Criterium is a cycling term, and the shorter form crit is common among riders.
- The town held a criterium around the main square.
- She won the criterium with a late sprint.
- A criterium usually lasts under an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRITERIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRITERIUM
1 longer words begin with CRITERIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in CRITERIUM
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Common questions about CRITERIUM
- Is CRITERIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRITERIUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRITERIUM worth?
- CRITERIUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRITERIUM mean?
- A bicycle race of many laps around a short closed circuit, usually on closed roads.
- What letters can be added to CRITERIUM?
- CRITERIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRITERIUM:
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