There are 243 words hidden in the letters of CRIMINALS, from 20 two-letter words up to CRIMINALS (9 letters). For points, CRIMINALS is best at 13.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of CRIMINALS. CRIMINALS has 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 13 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 2
criminal12minicars12
7-letter words 9
6-letter words 22
aminic10animis8anisic8cairns8carlin8casini8claims10inarms8limans8limina8limnic10linacs8manics10marlin8racism10raisin6ricins8saimin8sialic8silica8simian8simlin8
5-letter words 61
acini7airns5amici9amins7amirs7amnic9anils5animi7arils5cains7cairn7calms9carls7carns7cilia7claim9clams9clans7crams9iliac7inarm7laics7lairs5laris5liars5liman7limas7limns7linac7liras5mails7mains7mairs7malic9manic9marcs9marls7micas9micra9milia7minas7minis7mirin7nails5narcs7naric7naris5rails5rains5ranis5rials5ricin7salic7salmi7sarin5scram9scrim9simar7slain5snail5snarl5
4-letter words 81
ails4aims6ains4airn4airs4alms6amin6amir6amis6anil4anis4arcs6aril4arms6asci6cain6calm8cams8cans6carl6carn6cars6clam8clan6cram8cris6ilia4inia4iris4lacs6laic6lain4lair4lams6lari4lars4liar4lima6limn6lins4lira4liri4macs8mail6main6mair6mans6marc8marl6mars6mica8mics8mils6mina6mini6miri6mirs6nail4narc6nils4nims6nisi4rail4rain4rami6rams6rani4rial4rias4rims6rins4sail4sain4sari4scam8scan6scar6sial4sima6slam6slim6
3-letter words 47
ail3aim5ain3air3ais3als3ami5ani3arc5arm5ars3cam7can5car5cis5ins3ism5lac5lam5lar3las3lin3lis3mac7man5mar5mas5mic7mil5mir5mis5nam5nil3nim5ram5ran3ras3ria3rim5rin3sac5sal3sic5sim5sin3sir3sri3
2-letter words 20
ai2al2am4an2ar2as2cs4in2is2la2li2lm4ln2ls2ma4mi4ms4na2rs2si2
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