Is CRITICISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITICISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITICISES mean?
Criticises is a form of CRITICISE.
- verb
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
“The paper criticized the new movie”
- verb
act as a critic
“Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + 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 CRITICISES
CRITICISES 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 CRITICISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- criticise13
- icterics12
- cretics11
- critics11
- icteric11
- eristics10
- cercis10
- citric10
- cretic10
- crisic10
- critic10
- eristic9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circs9
- ictic9
- iritises8
- citers8
- cities8
- crests8
- crises8
- crisis8
- iciest8
- iritic8
- recits8
- scries8
- steric8
- trices8
- certs7
- cesti7
- cires7
- cists7
- citer7
- cites7
- cress7
- crest7
- cries7
- crits7
- etics7
- icier7
- recit7
- recti7
- rices7
- sects7
- sices7
- trice7
- irises6
- iritis6
- resist6
- resits6
- sister6
- cert6
- cess6
- cire6
- cist6
- cite6
- cris6
- crit6
- etic6
- ices6
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