Is UNCRITICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNCRITICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNCRITICAL mean?
- adjective
marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures
“news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts”
- adjective
not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors
“a devoted and almost uncritical admirer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 14 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 UNCRITICAL
UNCRITICAL 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 UNCRITICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- circuital13
- critical12
- aclinic11
- actinic11
- circuit11
- crucial11
- crucian11
- uralitic10
- uranitic10
- acinic10
- arctic10
- cantic10
- citric10
- clinic10
- clitic10
- critic10
- cultic10
- lactic10
- curtail9
- curtain9
- lunatic9
- truncal9
- cacti9
- circa9
- ictic9
- anuric8
- carlin8
- catlin8
- citral8
- citrin8
- curial8
- curtal8
- iatric8
- incult8
- italic8
- nitric8
- rictal8
- tincal8
- tunica8
- uncial8
- uracil8
- uranic8
- uratic8
- nautili7
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- aulic7
- auric7
- cairn7
- cauri7
- cilia7
- culti7
- cunit7
- curia7
- cutin7
- iliac7
- incur7
- licit7
- linac7
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