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Is NONCRITICAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NONCRITICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NONCRITICAL mean?

  1. adjective

    not critical; not at a point of abrupt change

  2. adjective

    not in a state of crisis or emergency

  3. adjective

    marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures

    “news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

11

Letters

N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 15 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 NONCRITICAL

NONCRITICAL 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 NONCRITICAL

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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