Is CRITICAL a word?
CRITICAL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CRITICAL is a valid word.
What does critical mean?
adjective: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
“a critical attitude”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CRITICAL: word details
- Pronunciation: KRIH-tih-kuhl (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside critical
Words you can make from the letters of critical.
Solve a whole rack, not just CRITICAL
CRITICAL is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CRITICAL mean?
CRITICAL is a adjective. It means: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
Is CRITICAL a valid word?
Yes, CRITICAL is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.