Unscramble

c 3 r 1 i 1 t 1 i 1 c 3 a 1 l 1 i 1 t 1 y 4

11 letters · 18 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a state of critical urgency

noun a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?…

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