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Criticising

c 3r 1i 1t 1i 1c 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Rare · present participle of criticise

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

What does criticising mean?

verb

  1. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

    “The paper criticized the new movie”

    Synonymsknockcriticizepick apart

  2. act as a critic

    “Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either”

    Synonymscriticize

Definitions shown for criticise, the base form of criticising.

Is CRITICISING 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 CRITICISING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3r 1i 1t 1i 1c 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
c 4r 1i 1t 1i 1c 4i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
c 4r 1i 1t 1i 1c 4i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
c 3r 1i 1t 1i 1c 3i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CRITICISING

Words that end like CRITICISING

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.

advertisingsupervisingexercisingimprovisingcircumcisingcompromisingenterprisingtelevisingmerchandisingsurprisingpromisingadvisingcomprisingdevisingrevisingarisingrisingfranchisingchastisingtrellisingdespisingpremisingsurmisingdemising
All words ending in -ISING

Criticising: quick answers

Is CRITICISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRITICISING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRITICISING worth?
CRITICISING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does criticising mean?
criticising is the present participle of criticise, which means “find fault with”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRITICISING?
You can make 111 shorter words from CRITICISING, such as SICCING, TICCING, CRITICS, CISTIC. See the full list.