CRITICISING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRITICISING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRITICISING?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRITICISING is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRITICISING
No single letter turns CRITICISING into another word.
How CRITICISING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRITICISING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRITICISING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRITICISING
- The letter I appears four times in CRITICISING.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CRITICISING
1 longer words begin with CRITICISING.
Shorter words from the letters in CRITICISING
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Common questions about CRITICISING
- Is CRITICISING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRITICISING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRITICISING worth?
- CRITICISING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRITICISING?
- No single letter can be added to CRITICISING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRITICISING:
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