CRITICIZING is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. CRITICIZING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRITICIZING?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRITICIZING is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRITICIZING
No single letter turns CRITICIZING into another word.
How CRITICIZING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRITICIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRITICIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRITICIZING
- The letter I appears four times in CRITICIZING.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CRITICIZING
1 longer words begin with CRITICIZING.
Shorter words from the letters in CRITICIZING
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Common questions about CRITICIZING
- Is CRITICIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRITICIZING, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRITICIZING worth?
- CRITICIZING is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRITICIZING?
- No single letter can be added to CRITICIZING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRITICIZING:
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