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
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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