Is CRITERIUMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITERIUMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITERIUMS mean?
Criteriums is a form of CRITERIUM.
- noun
a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + U (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 14 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 CRITERIUMS
CRITERIUMS 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 CRITERIUMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- criterium13
- turmerics13
- meristic12
- scimiter12
- trimeric12
- trisemic12
- turmeric12
- ceriums11
- metrics11
- miscite11
- murices11
- rectums11
- trismic11
- cruisier10
- crustier10
- recruits10
- cerium10
- cesium10
- crimes10
- metric10
- miscue10
- miscut10
- rectum10
- uremic10
- cruiser9
- curites9
- curries9
- eristic9
- icterus9
- miriest9
- mistier9
- murries9
- mustier9
- recruit9
- retrims9
- rimiest9
- trimers9
- crime9
- emics9
- mercs9
- mesic9
- music9
- scrim9
- scrum9
- cirrus8
- citers8
- cities8
- citrus8
- criers8
- cruets8
- cruise8
- cruset8
- cueist8
- curers8
- curets8
- curies8
- curite8
- currie8
- curser8
- curter8
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