criticism
Criticism can refer to a serious examination and judgment of something, disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings, or a written evaluation of a work of literature.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
18
Starts
CR
Ends
ISM
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CRITICISM” Mean?
/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/
criticism has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesdisapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
“the senator received severe criticism from his opponent”
a serious examination and judgment of something
“constructive criticism is always appreciated”
Synonyms
a written evaluation of a work of literature
Synonyms for CRITICISM
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
M
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, R, I, T, I, C, I, S, M
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CRITICISM has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CRITICISM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CRITICISM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDCACEF
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CR, RI, IT, TI, IC, CI, IS, SM
Trigrams
CRI, RIT, ITI, TIC, ICI, CIS, ISM
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