Is CRITICISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITICISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITICISING mean?
Criticising 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
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 CRITICISING
CRITICISING 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 CRITICISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- siccing12
- ticcing12
- critics11
- tricing10
- citric10
- crisic10
- critic10
- citrins9
- citing9
- icings9
- ricing9
- circs9
- ictic9
- irising8
- citrin8
- iritic8
- nitric8
- ricins8
- icing8
- rising7
- siring7
- siting7
- string7
- tiring7
- crits7
- ricin7
- cigs7
- iritis6
- girns6
- girts6
- grins6
- grist6
- grits6
- iring6
- rings6
- sting6
- tings6
- trigs6
- cist6
- cris6
- crit6
- tics6
- cig6
- intis5
- gins5
- girn5
- girt5
- gist5
- gits5
- grin5
- grit5
- rigs5
- ring5
- sign5
- sing5
- ting5
- trig5
- cis5
- sic5
- tic5
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