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Updated June 2026
Standards or principles by which something is judged or evaluated. This is the plural form of criterion, used when referring to multiple standards.
“The selection committee established strict criteria for evaluating all scholarship applications.”
/kraɪˈtɪəriə/
cri·te·ri·a
Contains double 'I' and 'R'; vowels 'I', 'E', 'A' provide excellent coverage; common consonants
8-letter word worth 10 points; multiple vowels make it useful for connecting to other words
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