213 words come out when you unscramble CROSSWISE, starting with CROSSWISE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. SCOWRIES is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CROSSWISE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 32 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 40 with 3 and 15 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in CROSSWISE: SCOWRIES, 13 points.
Of the 32 6-letter words from CROSSWISE, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. SCORES, SCREWS and ESCROW are the ones most people know.
54 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CROSSWISE; 7 of them share the top score of 10. CROSS, SCORE and WORSE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CROSSWISE, the top score is 9, reached by 5. CORE, ROSE and WIRE are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of CROSSWISE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with CR · ending in SE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COWRIES and ESCROWS (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CROSSWISE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSWISE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 213) | 156 | 213 | 147 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCOWRIES, SCOWRIE, SCROWS, SOWCES, SCROW, SOWCE, COSIERS, COSSIES, CRIOSES, ROWIES, SCORSES, SOWSES and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OWIES, OWIE, SOCES, CORS, ECOS, ECO, EW, SOC and OI, 9 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of CROSSWISE and one more.