Is CROSSHATCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CROSSHATCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CROSSHATCHING mean?
Crosshatching is a form of CROSSHATCH.
- 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
24
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 24 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 CROSSHATCHING
CROSSHATCHING 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 CROSSHATCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chanchitos20
- crosshatch20
- scratchings19
- chanchito19
- scratching18
- hatchings18
- chthonic18
- thrashings17
- coachings17
- scorching17
- scotching17
- hatching17
- hotching17
- chichas17
- thrashing16
- trochaics16
- catching16
- choragic16
- coaching16
- gnocchis16
- chicha16
- chinch16
- starching15
- chicanos15
- chronics15
- cochairs15
- scraichs15
- thoracic15
- trochaic15
- caching15
- gnocchi15
- rhachis15
- rhonchi15
- accosting14
- chitosans14
- archings14
- chagrins14
- charting14
- chasings14
- crashing14
- roaching14
- scathing14
- scraighs14
- shantihs14
- shortish14
- torching14
- canthic14
- chaotic14
- chicano14
- chicots14
- chronic14
- cochair14
- cochins14
- conchas14
- hashing14
- scraich14
- scratch14
- scritch14
- acrostics13
- narcotics13
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