Is CRIMINATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRIMINATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRIMINATED mean?
Criminated is a form of CRIMINATE.
- verb
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
“The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse”
- verb
rebuke formally
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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.
Hooks for CRIMINATED
CRIMINATED 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 CRIMINATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diametric14
- matricide14
- anticrime13
- antimeric13
- criminate13
- dimetric13
- medicant13
- timecard13
- dimeric12
- acridine11
- actinide11
- ctenidia11
- dicentra11
- diriment11
- indicate11
- indicter11
- indirect11
- meridian11
- raticide11
- reindict11
- carmine11
- ceriman11
- cremini11
- crimine11
- mantric11
- mincier11
- minicar11
- nematic11
- amidic11
- dermic11
- minced11
- amidine10
- cairned10
- dancier10
- diamine10
- dictier10
- dineric10
- identic10
- inarmed10
- incited10
- mediant10
- readmit10
- timider10
- tranced10
- triacid10
- triadic10
- aminic10
- anemic10
- carmen10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- mantic10
- matric10
- metica10
- metric10
- mincer10
- demic10
- maced10
- medic10
- daintier9
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