HYPERCRITICIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 35 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYPERCRITICIZE 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 35 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HYPERCRITICIZE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPERCRITICIZE is to know. It scores 35 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPERCRITICIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPERCRITICIZE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in HYPERCRITICIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPERCRITICIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HYPERCRITICIZE
2 longer words begin with HYPERCRITICIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPERCRITICIZE
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Common questions about HYPERCRITICIZE
- Is HYPERCRITICIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYPERCRITICIZE is not in it.
- How many points is HYPERCRITICIZE worth?
- HYPERCRITICIZE is worth 35 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPERCRITICIZE?
- HYPERCRITICIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of HYPERCRITICIZE:
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