Critical
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”
- adjective
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
“a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure”
- adjective
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
“a critical reading”
- adjective
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
“a critical element of the plan”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for CRITICAL
Single letters that turn CRITICAL into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CRITICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arctic10
- citric10
- clitic10
- critic10
- lactic10
- cacti9
- circa9
- ictic9
- citral8
- iatric8
- italic8
- rictal8
- cilia7
- iliac7
- licit7
- tical7
- triac7
- carl6
- cart6
- clit6
- cria6
- crit6
- laic6
- talc6
- litai5
- trail5
- trial5
- act5
- arc5
- cal5
- car5
- cat5
- lac5
- tic5
- airt4
- alit4
- aril4
- ilia4
- lair4
- lari4
- lati4
- liar4
- lira4
- liri4
- rail4
- rial4
- tail4
- tali4
- tirl4
- ail3
- air3
- ait3
- alt3
- art3
- lar3
- lat3
- lit3
- rai3
- rat3
- ria3
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