Unscramble CROSSWINDS and you have 210 words, CROSSWINDS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. CROSSWIND and DISCROWNS are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CROSSWINDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 20 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in CROSSWINDS: DISCROWN, 14 points.
CROWDS scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CROSSWINDS at 12 points, ahead of CROWNS and SCROWS on 11. SWORDS and DISCOS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words in CROSSWINDS is CROWD, 11 points; CROWN and CROWS on 10 follow. WORDS, CROSS and COINS are everyday picks.
COWS, CROW and SCOW are the top 4-letter words made with CROSSWINDS letters, 9 points each. DOWN, WORD and WIND will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CROSSWINDS, COW leads with 8 points, then DOW on 7 and CID on 6. NOW, OWN and WIN are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of CROSSWINDS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CR · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DISCROWNS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CROSSWINDS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSWINDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 210) | 170 | 209 | 162 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 40 of them: SCROWS, ROWNDS, SCROW, SOWNDS, DROWS, ROSCID, ROWND, SOWND, DORIC, DROW, SIROCS, CIDS and 28 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: CORS, DINOS, ROIDS, DINO, ROID, SOC and OI. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: INROS.