Is CROSSOPTERYGIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CROSSOPTERYGIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CROSSOPTERYGIAN mean?
- noun
any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
15
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + P (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + Y (4) + G (2) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) = 23 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 CROSSOPTERYGIAN
CROSSOPTERYGIAN 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 CROSSOPTERYGIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gastroscopy19
- pinocytoses18
- procaryotes18
- retinoscopy18
- syncopators18
- gyroscopes18
- panegyrics18
- cosignatory17
- panegyrists17
- corporeity17
- procaryote17
- syncarpies17
- syncopates17
- syncopator17
- genotypic17
- gyroscope17
- panegyric17
- pyrogenic17
- recopying17
- spagyrics17
- conspirators16
- corporatises16
- incorporates16
- procreations16
- cooperating16
- gastroscope16
- procreating16
- prognostics16
- panegyrist16
- partygoers16
- portraying16
- respraying16
- serotyping16
- spirogyras16
- carpentry16
- caryopses16
- caryopsis16
- piscatory16
- precarity16
- precatory16
- sporocyst16
- syncopate16
- pyogenic16
- spagyric16
- conspirator15
- coprisoners15
- corporatise15
- incorporate15
- procreation15
- anisotropy15
- carpetings15
- consistory15
- crayonists15
- paregorics15
- precasting15
- prescoring15
- processing15
- proctoring15
- prognostic15
- prosecting15
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