01 Word definition

critical

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is CRITICAL a word?

Yes. CRITICAL is a 8-letter adjective. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CRITICAL?

C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L

CRITICAL contains 8 letters, begins with C, and ends with L.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

    a critical attitude

2adjective

  1. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

    a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C — its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CRITICAL spelled?

C1R2I3T4I5C6A7L8
Starts withCRIFirst 3 letters
Ends withCALLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats C, I
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell CRITICAL?

CRITICAL is spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L. It contains 8 letters.