CROSSCUT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CROSSCUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROSSCUT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROSSCUT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROSSCUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crosscutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROSSCUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CROSSCUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROSSCUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROSSCUT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut timber or stone straight across its grain, or to switch back and forth between scenes in a film.
Carpenters crosscut a plank when they saw it across the fibres rather than along them. Film editors use crosscut for jumping between two lines of action so that they seem to happen together.
How CROSSCUT is used
Found in woodworking and in film editing, where it describes two different kinds of cutting.
- He used a fine saw to crosscut the oak board.
- The editor chose to crosscut between the chase and the rescue.
- You must crosscut the log before splitting it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROSSCUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROSSCUT
3 longer words begin with CROSSCUT.
Shorter words from the letters in CROSSCUT
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Common questions about CROSSCUT
- Is CROSSCUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROSSCUT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROSSCUT worth?
- CROSSCUT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROSSCUT mean?
- To cut timber or stone straight across its grain, or to switch back and forth between scenes in a film.
- What letters can be added to CROSSCUT?
- CROSSCUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CROSSCUT:
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