Is CRITICISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRITICISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRITICISMS mean?
Criticisms is a form of CRITICISM.
- noun
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
“the senator received severe criticism from his opponent”
- noun
a serious examination and judgment of something
“constructive criticism is always appreciated”
- noun
a written evaluation of a work of literature
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + 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 CRITICISMS
CRITICISMS 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 CRITICISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- criticism15
- critics11
- trismic11
- citric10
- crisic10
- critic10
- scrims10
- smritis9
- circs9
- ictic9
- scrim9
- crisis8
- iritic8
- smriti8
- mics8
- cists7
- crits7
- mists7
- mitis7
- stims7
- trims7
- mic7
- iritis6
- cist6
- cris6
- crit6
- isms6
- miri6
- mirs6
- miss6
- mist6
- rims6
- sics6
- sims6
- smit6
- stim6
- tics6
- trim6
- stirs5
- cis5
- ism5
- mir5
- mis5
- rim5
- sic5
- sim5
- tic5
- iris4
- sirs4
- sits4
- sris4
- stir4
- mi4
- its3
- sir3
- sis3
- sit3
- sri3
- tis3
- is2
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