CRITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CRITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRITIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRITIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRITIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
criticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRITIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about CRITIC
- CRITIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRITIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who judges the merits of books, films, art or performances, often as a paid profession.
The word also covers anyone who is quick to find fault, so a critic of a plan is simply someone who opposes it. It goes back to the Greek word for a judge, and it shares that root with criteria and crisis.
How CRITIC is used
Common in both the professional sense of a reviewer and the everyday sense of a fault-finder.
- The critic praised the new play in the Sunday paper.
- Her harshest critic turned out to be her own brother.
- A good critic explains why a film works, not just whether it does.
- He became a food critic after years of working in kitchens.
- The mayor answered every critic at the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRITIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRITIC
The 6 tiles of CRITIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRITIC
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with CRITIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CRITIC
Common questions about CRITIC
- Is CRITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRITIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRITIC worth?
- CRITIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRITIC mean?
- A person who judges the merits of books, films, art or performances, often as a paid profession.
- What letters can be added to CRITIC?
- CRITIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRITIC:
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