Is CRITICALNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITICALNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITICALNESS mean?
- noun
a state of critical urgency
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 CRITICALNESS
CRITICALNESS 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 CRITICALNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cicatrises14
- scarcities14
- canticles13
- centrical13
- cicatrise13
- circinate13
- enclitics13
- icterical13
- narcistic13
- scleritic13
- interclass12
- larcenists12
- acentric12
- ascetics12
- calcines12
- calcites12
- canticle12
- circlets12
- clastics12
- critical12
- enclitic12
- icterics12
- scarcest12
- scenical12
- sciatics12
- scilicet12
- canistels11
- canisters11
- cisternal11
- clarinets11
- clarities11
- eristical11
- inelastic11
- larcenist11
- licitness11
- realistic11
- salicines11
- scenarist11
- sciential11
- scleritis11
- silicates11
- accents11
- aclinic11
- actinic11
- arctics11
- ascetic11
- ascitic11
- calcine11
- calcite11
- calices11
- cancels11
- cancers11
- carcels11
- carices11
- celiacs11
- centric11
- cilices11
- circles11
- circlet11
- classic11
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