CROSSTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CROSSTIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROSSTIE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROSSTIE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROSSTIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROSSTIE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CROSSTIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROSSTIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROSSTIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A beam laid across a railway track to support and hold the rails; a railway sleeper.
The crosstie keeps the rails the right distance apart and spreads the weight of trains into the ground. Old crossties are often reused in gardens and landscaping.
How CROSSTIE is used
Mainly American English; British speakers say sleeper.
- Workers replaced each rotten crosstie along the line.
- He built a garden bed from an old crosstie.
- Spikes held the rail firmly to the crosstie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROSSTIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CROSSTIE
The 8 tiles of CROSSTIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CROSSTIE
2 longer words begin with CROSSTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in CROSSTIE
Showing 40 of 337. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CROSSTIE
- Is CROSSTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROSSTIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROSSTIE worth?
- CROSSTIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROSSTIE mean?
- A beam laid across a railway track to support and hold the rails; a railway sleeper.
- What letters can be added to CROSSTIE?
- CROSSTIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CROSSTIE:
Open CROSSTIE in the Word Finder