Is CRITICIZE a word?
CRITICIZE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 43 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CRITICIZE is a valid word.
What does criticize mean?
verb: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.
“The paper criticized the new movie”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CRITICIZE: word details
- Pronunciation: KRIH-tih-seyez (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 22 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 24 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 criticize
Words you can make from the letters of criticize.
Solve a whole rack, not just CRITICIZE
CRITICIZE 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 CRITICIZE mean?
CRITICIZE is a verb. It means: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.
Is CRITICIZE a valid word?
Yes, CRITICIZE is a valid word. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 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.