Unscramble CRIMINATIVE and you have 325 words, CRIMINATIVE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CRIMINATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 9, 6 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
VIREMIC scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CRIMINATIVE at 14 points, ahead of CAITIVE and MINIVER on 12. CERTAIN, VITAMIN and INTERIM are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from CRIMINATIVE is VICTIM, 13 points; ACTIVE and CARVEN on 11 follow. NATIVE, CINEMA and INVITE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with CRIMINATIVE letters, the top score is 10, reached by 17. CRIME, ANIME and CREAM are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRIMINATIVE, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. CARE, CART and CAME are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from CRIMINATIVE, VAC and VIM tie for first at 8 points. ARE, CAN and CAR are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CRIMINATIVE for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with CR · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VITAMINIC (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CRIMINATIVE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIMINATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 325) | 262 | 325 | 240 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRIMINATIVE, METRICIAN, CAITIVE, CIMINITE, MINIVET, VICIATE, CAVIER, CREMANT, CRIMINA, EMICANT, INCAVE, INCAVI and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VITAMINIC, VIRAEMIC, ANTIMERIC, CERIMAN, CREMINI, CRIMINE, CRIMINI, MATRIC, METICA, VAREC, AMIRITE, TACRINE and 10 more, 22 in all.