CRITICIZINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRITICIZINGLY 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRITICIZINGLY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRITICIZINGLY is to know. It scores 30 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRITICIZINGLY
No single letter turns CRITICIZINGLY into another word.
How CRITICIZINGLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CRITICIZINGLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRITICIZINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRITICIZINGLY
- The letter I appears four times in CRITICIZINGLY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CRITICIZINGLY
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Common questions about CRITICIZINGLY
- Is CRITICIZINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRITICIZINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is CRITICIZINGLY worth?
- CRITICIZINGLY is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRITICIZINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to CRITICIZINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CRITICIZINGLY:
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