CROSSCOURT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CROSSCOURT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROSSCOURT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROSSCOURT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROSSCOURT
No single letter turns CROSSCOURT into another word.
How CROSSCOURT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CROSSCOURT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROSSCOURT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROSSCOURT mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Diagonally toward the opposite side of a court, as of a shot in tennis or similar sports.
A crosscourt shot travels the long diagonal, giving the ball more room over the net. Players choose crosscourt play to pull an opponent out of position.
How CROSSCOURT is used
Crosscourt is used in tennis, badminton, squash and basketball, as an adverb or adjective.
- She sent the forehand crosscourt.
- He hit crosscourt to open up the court.
- A crosscourt pass found the open player.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROSSCOURT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CROSSCOURT
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Common questions about CROSSCOURT
- Is CROSSCOURT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROSSCOURT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROSSCOURT worth?
- CROSSCOURT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROSSCOURT mean?
- Diagonally toward the opposite side of a court, as of a shot in tennis or similar sports.
- What letters can be added to CROSSCOURT?
- No single letter can be added to CROSSCOURT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CROSSCOURT:
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