What does CRIMINAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈkrɪmənəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure“a criminal waste of talent”
  2. guilty of crime or serious offense“criminal in the sight of God and man”
  3. involving or being or having the nature of a crime“a criminal offense”

noun

  1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

criminals13

Anagrams of CRIMINAL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CRIMINAL

101 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is CRIMINAL a valid word in word games?

CRIMINAL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CRIMINAL worth?

CRIMINAL is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CRIMINAL?

101 other words, including IN, AN, CAN and MAN.