crosswise
Crosswise is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction or not in the intended manner.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
15
Starts
CR
Ends
ISE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CROSSWISE” Mean?
crosswise has 4 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
2 senseslying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
“a crosswise street”
“the crosswise dimension”
in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
Adverb
2 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, R, O, S, S, W, I, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CROSSWISE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CROSSWISE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CROSSWISE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CROSSWISE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDDEFDG
CV Pattern
CCVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CR, RO, OS, SS, SW, WI, IS, SE
Trigrams
CRO, ROS, OSS, SSW, SWI, WIS, ISE
Crossword Intelligence
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