Is CROSSWAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CROSSWAY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CROSSWAY mean?
- noun
a junction where one street or road crosses another
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 CROSSWAY
Single letters that turn CROSSWAY into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CROSSWAY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cowry13
- sowcars12
- cowy12
- sowcar11
- sways11
- corys10
- craws10
- crows10
- oracy10
- scary10
- scows10
- awry10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- yaws10
- yows10
- sowars9
- caws9
- cays9
- cory9
- cosy9
- cows9
- coys9
- craw9
- crow9
- racy9
- scow9
- scry9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- yow9
- across8
- oscars8
- sowar8
- soyas8
- caw8
- cay8
- cow8
- coy8
- cry8
- acros7
- crass7
- cross7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- scars7
- socas7
- raws7
- rays7
- rosy7
- rows7
- ryas7
- saws7
- says7
- sows7
- soya7
- soys7
- wars7
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