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CRITICIZE

9 letters, 22 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What CRITICIZE Means

  1. verb: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws“The paper criticized the new movie”
  2. verb: act as a critic“Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CRITICIZE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 I1 T1 I1 C3 I1 Z10 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In CRITICIZE

49 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (1)

6 letter words (4)

5 letter words (8)

4 letter words (17)

3 letter words (13)

2 letter words (6)

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