Jumble solved
Unscramble CRITERION — 177 words
The letters CRITERION rearrange into 1 full anagram and 177 words in total.
- Total words
- 177
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 9 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (I, E, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (C, R, T, R, N).
criterion in a sentence
“Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of CRITERION
One word uses all 9 letters:
- criterion
9-letter words
1 word found- criterion11
8-letter words
2 words found- interior8
- tricorne10
7-letter words
11 words found- citrine9
- cointer9
- cornier9
- crinite9
- inciter9
- ironier7
- neritic9
- noritic9
- noticer9
- oneiric9
- tricorn9
6-letter words
28 words found- citrin8
- citron8
- coiner8
- corner8
- cornet8
- corrie8
- cortin8
- cretin8
- erotic8
- incite8
- irenic8
- ironic8
- nitric8
- noetic8
- notice8
+ 13 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
38 words found- cento7
- cirri7
- citer7
- conte7
- corer7
- crier7
- crone7
- crore7
- icier7
- ionic7
- nicer7
- oncet7
- ontic7
- orcin7
- recit7
+ 23 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
49 words found- cent6
- cero6
- cert6
- cine6
- cion6
- cire6
- cite6
- coin6
- coir6
- cone6
- coni6
- core6
- corn6
- cote6
- crit6
+ 34 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
33 words found- con5
- cor5
- cot5
- eco5
- ice5
- orc5
- rec5
- roc5
- tec5
- tic5
- eon3
- ern3
- err3
- ion3
- ire3
+ 18 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
15 words found- en2
- er2
- et2
- in2
- it2
- ne2
- no2
- oe2
- oi2
- on2
- or2
- re2
- te2
- ti2
- to2
Words hidden inside CRITERION
Without moving a single letter, reading criterion straight through uncovers 3 shorter words — crit, rite, ion. The longest unbroken run is crit.
- crit6
- rite4
- ion3
Related jumbles to try
Shorter words inside CRITERION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to CRITERION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and criterion opens up 1 10-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
- criterion11
- tricorne10
- citrine9
- cointer9
- cornier9
- crinite9
- inciter9
- neritic9
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
9
Distinct
7
Vowels
44%
I, E, I, O
Consonants
56%
C, R, T, R, N
Solving CRITERION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters criterion?
Rearranging the 9 letters in criterion produces 177 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 9-letter answer criterion here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does criterion have any anagrams?
Using all 9 letters, criterion rearranges into exactly one word: criterion.
What is the longest word you can make from criterion?
The longest solution is criterion at 9 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from criterion?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: criterion yields con, cor, cot, eco, eon, ern, err, ice, ion and ire. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "criterion" used in a sentence?
Criterion is itself a valid word. For example: "Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from criterion scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, criterion is the top scorer from criterion at 11 points, followed by tricorne (10), citrine (9) and cointer (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside criterion?
Read left to right without moving any letters and criterion already contains 3 shorter words: crit, rite and ion. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is crit. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.