Is HYPERCRITICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYPERCRITICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYPERCRITICAL mean?
- adjective
inclined to judge too severely
“hypercritical of colloquial speech”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
H (4) + Y (4) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 25 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 HYPERCRITICAL
HYPERCRITICAL 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 HYPERCRITICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hypercritic23
- preachily19
- cryptical18
- catchily18
- chirpily18
- hecticly18
- patchily18
- phyletic18
- pitchily18
- precritical17
- peritricha17
- chirality17
- cephalic17
- cheaply17
- eparchy17
- preachy17
- pyrrhic17
- peritrich16
- precarity16
- pyritical16
- helicity16
- triarchy16
- capiche16
- cryptic16
- peccary16
- catchy16
- chicly16
- chirpy16
- cypher16
- patchy16
- peachy16
- phylic16
- pitchy16
- accipiter15
- practicer15
- acetylic15
- apyretic15
- calypter15
- carritch15
- catchier15
- chapiter15
- chirpier15
- hectical15
- parhelic15
- parritch15
- patchier15
- phratric15
- phreatic15
- pitchier15
- pyelitic15
- rachitic15
- tricycle15
- archery15
- charily15
- charity15
- charley15
- ethylic15
- itchily15
- lecythi15
- phratry15
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