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Criminalising

c 3r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 5 syllables

verb · 13 letters · Rare · present participle of criminalise

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does criminalising mean?

verb

  1. declare illegal; outlaw

    “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”

    Synonymsoutlawcriminalizeillegalizeillegalise

Definitions shown for criminalise, the base form of criminalising.

Is CRIMINALISING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRIMINALISING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
c 3r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

24 pts
c 4r 1i 1m 4i 1n 2a 1l 2i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
c 4r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
c 3r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 2i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRIMINALISING

Words that end like CRIMINALISING

Common words that share the ending -ISING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ISING

Criminalising: quick answers

Is CRIMINALISING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. CRIMINALISING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is CRIMINALISING worth?
CRIMINALISING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does criminalising mean?
criminalising is the present participle of criminalise, which means “declare illegal”.
What words can you make with the letters in CRIMINALISING?
You can make 604 shorter words from CRIMINALISING, such as ANGLICISM, CALMINGS, CLAIMING, CRIMINALS. See the full list.