Is CRITICALITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITICALITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITICALITIES mean?
Criticalities is a form of CRITICALITY.
- noun
a state of critical urgency
- noun
a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CRITICALITIES
CRITICALITIES 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 CRITICALITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cicatrise13
- criticise13
- icterical13
- scleritic13
- recitalist12
- triticales12
- calcites12
- circlets12
- critical12
- ecstatic12
- icterics12
- scilicet12
- clarities11
- eristical11
- italicise11
- lateritic11
- realistic11
- tricities11
- triticale11
- arctics11
- ascetic11
- ascitic11
- calcite11
- calices11
- carcels11
- carices11
- celiacs11
- cilices11
- circles11
- circlet11
- clastic11
- clerics11
- clitics11
- cretics11
- critics11
- ectatic11
- icicles11
- icteric11
- sciatic11
- silicic11
- tactics11
- tictacs11
- articles10
- artistic10
- ciliates10
- citrates10
- clatters10
- clitters10
- cristate10
- lattices10
- recitals10
- scattier10
- silicate10
- sterical10
- talciest10
- tractile10
- acetic10
- arctic10
- calces10
- carcel10
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