Is CRIMINALISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRIMINALISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
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See the definition of CriminalistsHooks for CRIMINALISTS
CRIMINALISTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CRIMINALISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- criminalist15
- actinisms13
- animistic13
- criminals13
- scimitars13
- actinism12
- criminal12
- criminis12
- inimical12
- laicisms12
- marlitic12
- minicars12
- narcisms12
- scimitar12
- laminitis11
- mistrains11
- mistrials11
- triclinia11
- crimini11
- laicism11
- mantric11
- mastics11
- matrics11
- minicar11
- misacts11
- miscast11
- narcism11
- racisms11
- trismic11
- animists10
- isatinic10
- martinis10
- militias10
- mistrain10
- mistrals10
- mistrial10
- narcissi10
- narcists10
- salicins10
- silastic10
- simitars10
- triassic10
- aminic10
- claims10
- limnic10
- manics10
- mantic10
- mastic10
- matric10
- misact10
- racism10
- scrams10
- scrims10
- sinistral9
- animist9
- carlins9
- catlins9
- citrals9
- citrins9
- crissal9
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