criterion: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of criterion
noun
A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
Example: criterion of choice, of decision, of selection
Listed forms: criteria, criterions, criterium.
Source: Wiktionary — criterion.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
noun
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is criterion 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 criterion
C(3) + R(1) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 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 criterion
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 criterion
156 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in criterion. Showing up to 24, longest first.