Unscramble CRITICISMS and you have 85 words, CRITICISMS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CRITICISMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 7, 11 with 6, 16 with 5, 29 with 4, 17 with 3 and 6 with 2. None has 8 letters.
CRITICISM is the only one of the 9-letter words in CRITICISMS; it scores 15 points.
These 2 words have the length of CRITICISMS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CR · ending in MS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CRITICS and TRISMIC (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CRITICISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 85) | 64 | 85 | 55 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CISTIC, CRIMS, MIRITIS, CRIM, MIRITI, STRIMS, SIMIS, SMIRS, SMITS, STRIM, CITS, SIMI and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CIRCS, SMRITIS, MICS, SMRITI, CRITS, MIC, STIMS, CRIT and STIM, 9 in all.