Is CROSSROADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CROSSROADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CROSSROADS mean?
- noun
a community of people smaller than a village
- noun
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
“at that juncture he had no idea what to do”
- noun
a point where a choice must be made
“Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 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 CROSSROADS
CROSSROADS 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 CROSSROADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crossroad12
- scrods9
- sordors8
- across8
- oscars8
- cards8
- codas8
- cords8
- scads8
- scrod8
- ardors7
- sarods7
- sordor7
- acros7
- carrs7
- crass7
- cross7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- scars7
- socas7
- cads7
- card7
- coda7
- cods7
- cord7
- docs7
- scad7
- ardor6
- doors6
- dorrs6
- dorsa6
- dosas6
- dross6
- odors6
- ordos6
- roads6
- roods6
- sards6
- sarod6
- sodas6
- sords6
- acro6
- arco6
- arcs6
- carr6
- cars6
- coos6
- cors6
- coss6
- ocas6
- orca6
- orcs6
- rocs6
- sacs6
- scar6
- soca6
- cad6
- cod6
- doc6
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