Is CRITICALITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITICALITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITICALITY mean?
- 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
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 CRITICALITY
CRITICALITY 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 CRITICALITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acrylic14
- critical12
- cattily12
- ciliary12
- clarity12
- tacitly12
- tricity12
- racily11
- yttric11
- rattily10
- tartily10
- arctic10
- citric10
- clitic10
- critic10
- lactic10
- tactic10
- tictac10
- catty10
- clary10
- icily10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- talcy10
- airily9
- artily9
- rattly9
- tartly9
- yttria9
- cacti9
- circa9
- ictic9
- acyl9
- city9
- clay9
- lacy9
- racy9
- citral8
- iatric8
- iritic8
- italic8
- rictal8
- lairy8
- laity8
- lyart8
- lytta8
- ratty8
- riyal8
- tarty8
- cay8
- cry8
- icy8
- attic7
- cilia7
- iliac7
- licit7
- tacit7
- tical7
- tract7
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