CRITICISINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRITICISINGLY 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRITICISINGLY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRITICISINGLY is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRITICISINGLY
No single letter turns CRITICISINGLY into another word.
How CRITICISINGLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CRITICISINGLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRITICISINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRITICISINGLY
- The letter I appears four times in CRITICISINGLY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CRITICISINGLY
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Common questions about CRITICISINGLY
- Is CRITICISINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRITICISINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is CRITICISINGLY worth?
- CRITICISINGLY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRITICISINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to CRITICISINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CRITICISINGLY:
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