Is CROSSHATCH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CROSSHATCH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CROSSHATCH mean?
- noun
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- verb
shade with multiple crossing lines
“the draftsman crosshatched the area”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CROSSHATCH
CROSSHATCH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CROSSHATCH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scratch14
- caroch13
- cratch13
- crotch13
- scorch13
- scotch13
- hatch13
- hotch13
- horahs12
- thrash12
- catch12
- chocs12
- coach12
- accosts11
- corsacs11
- charts11
- starch11
- harsh11
- horah11
- shahs11
- choc11
- accost10
- coacts10
- corsac10
- caths10
- chaos10
- chars10
- chart10
- chats10
- crash10
- orach10
- ratch10
- roach10
- rotch10
- tachs10
- torch10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hath10
- shah10
- castors9
- costars9
- horsts9
- hostas9
- sharts9
- shoats9
- shorts9
- torahs9
- coact9
- cocas9
- crocs9
- arch9
- cash9
- cath9
- chao9
- char9
- chat9
- cosh9
- tach9
- hah9
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