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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 11
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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