243 words come out when you unscramble CROSSWIRE, starting with CROSSWIRE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are SCOWRERS and SCOWRIES, 13 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CROSSWIRE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Among 45 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CROSSWIRE, the top score is 11, reached by 8. SCORES, SCREWS and ESCROW are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words from CROSSWIRE tie at 10 points; none scores more. CROSS, SCORE and WORSE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in CROSSWIRE, the top score is 9, reached by 5. CORE, ROSE and WIRE are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CROSSWIRE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in RE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COWRIES, CROWERS and ESCROWS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CROSSWIRE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSWIRE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 179 | 243 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
64 of the 243 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CROSSWIRE, SCOWRERS, SCOWRIES, SCOWRER, SCOWRIE, SCROWS, SOWCES, SCROW, SOWCE, COSIERS, CRIOSES, OWRIER and 52 more. 9 of the 243 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OWIES, OWIE, SOCES, CORS, ECOS, ECO, EW, SOC and OI.
This word takes every letter of CROSSWIRE plus a single extra one.