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crossroads

noun

Crossroads can refer to a community of people smaller than a village, a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made, or a point where a choice must be made.

3 meanings10 lettersScrabble 13

Length

10

Scrabble

13

WWF

14

Starts

CR

Ends

ADS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “CROSSROADS” Mean?

crossroads has 3 documented senses across noun.

Noun

3 senses
1

a community of people smaller than a village

Synonyms

2

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

at that juncture he had no idea what to do

he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point

Synonyms

3

a point where a choice must be made

Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology

Synonyms for CROSSROADS

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

10

Vowels

3

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

Explore the word crossroads with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a community of people smaller than a village

Length

10 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

S

Vowels

3

Consonants

7

Letters

C, R, O, S, S, R, O, A, D, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

c
r
o
s
s
r
o
a
d
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for crossroads.

CROSSROADS is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with C and ends with S.
It contains 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 30%.
It has 4 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDDBCEFD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCCVVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using crossroads in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

CROSSROADS has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

CROSSROADS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

CROSSROADS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

CROSSROADS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside crossroads.

Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

4

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDDBCEFD

CV Pattern

CCVCCCVVCC

Vowel Share

30%

Consonant Share

70%

Bigrams

CR, RO, OS, SS, SR, RO, OA, AD, DS

Trigrams

CRO, ROS, OSS, SSR, SRO, ROA, OAD, ADS

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for crossroads.

CROSSROADS is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with C and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCCVVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCCCVVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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