CROSS
Unscramble CROSS and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.
Letter by Letter
| Letter | c | r | o | s | s | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Word Game Intelligence
CROSS AnalysisVowel & Consonant Structure
1 vowel · 4 consonants
Vowels (O at #3)
Duplicate letter: S
Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)
Wordle Playability
B-TierLetter frequency score: 64/100
CROSS uses specialized consonants or duplicates, making it a targeted mid-game guess.
Hive & Anagram Power
4 unique letters · 15 sub-words
Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).
Is CROSS a Wordle Word?
CROSS is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.
Anagrams of CROSS
No other word in our dictionary uses exactly these letters — a full-rack play of CROSS can't be rearranged.
Words Inside CROSS
15 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when CROSS won't fit on the board.
4-letter words
3-letter words
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What Does CROSS Mean?
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CROSS Appears In
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