207 words come out when you unscramble CROSSWIND, starting with CROSSWIND itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 15 points: DISCROWNS. Of the shorter words, DISCROWN leads with 14 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from CROSSWIND split into 2 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 20 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in CROSSWIND: DISCROWN, for 14 points.
The best of the 6-letter words from CROSSWIND is CROWDS, 12 points; CROWNS and SCROWS on 11 follow. SWORDS and DISCOS are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words made with CROSSWIND letters, CROWD leads with 11 points, then CROWN and CROWS on 10. WORDS, CROSS and COINS are the familiar ones.
COWS, CROW and SCOW are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CROSSWIND, 9 points each. DOWN, WORD and WIND will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from CROSSWIND, COW leads with 8 points, then DOW on 7 and CID on 6. NOW, OWN and WIN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CROSSWIND for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in ND · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DISCROWNS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CROSSWIND, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSWIND itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 207) | 167 | 206 | 159 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
40 of the 207 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCROWS, ROWNDS, SCROW, SOWNDS, DROWS, ROSCID, ROWND, SOWND, DORIC, DROW, SIROCS, CIDS and 28 more. 7 of the 207 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CORS, DINOS, ROIDS, DINO, ROID, SOC and OI. 1 of the 207 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: INROS.
Each word below uses all the letters of CROSSWIND and one more.