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Criminalizing

c 3r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

About 5 syllables

verb · 13 letters · Rare · present participle of criminalize

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

What does criminalizing mean?

verb

  1. treat as a criminal

  2. declare illegal; outlaw

    “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”

    Synonymsoutlawcriminaliseillegalizeillegalise

Definitions shown for criminalize, the base form of criminalizing.

Is CRIMINALIZING a valid word?

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

How many points is CRIMINALIZING worth?

Scrabble

27 pts
c 3r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

33 pts
c 4r 1i 1m 4i 1n 2a 1l 2i 1z 10i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

29 pts
c 4r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

30 pts
c 3r 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1l 2i 1z 10i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CRIMINALIZING

Words that end like CRIMINALIZING

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

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All words ending in -IZING

Criminalizing: quick answers

Is CRIMINALIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRIMINALIZING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 27 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRIMINALIZING worth?
CRIMINALIZING scores 27 points in Scrabble, 33 in Words With Friends, 29 in Wordfeud and 30 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does criminalizing mean?
criminalizing is the present participle of criminalize, which means “treat as a criminal”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRIMINALIZING?
You can make 293 shorter words from CRIMINALIZING, such as LAICIZING, CRAZING, LAIRIZING, ZINCING. See the full list.