criminal: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of criminal
adj
Against the law; forbidden by law.
Guilty of breaking the law.
Of or relating to crime or penal law.
Example: His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
- figuratively
Abhorrent or very undesirable.
Example: Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!
Source: Wiktionary — criminal.
noun
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
Listed forms: criminals.
Source: Wiktionary — criminal.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for criminal.
adjective
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
adjective
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
noun
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is criminal in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of criminal
C(3) + R(1) + I(1) + M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of criminal
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from criminal
85 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in criminal. Showing up to 24, longest first.