Sweep Word for April 1, 2026: Frighten

In Crossplay, you get 40 extra bonus points for using all 7 of your rack tiles, called a Sweep. So we've curated some of the highest-scoring 8-letter words you can play to get a bonus in Crossplay.

For today, the Sweep word of the day is FRIGHTEN.

Score Stats

F⁴R¹I¹G⁴H³T¹E¹N¹

This is a 56-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Frighten could get up to 112 points on a 2W space or 168 points on a 3W space!

Base Letters: 16 points
Sweep Bonus: 56 points

Letter Probability

There are 100 tiles in Crossplay. The most common letters in Crossplay for FRIGHTEN are E, I, R, T, and N. This can be helpful to connect it to other words or to see the chances of getting all the tiles.

Common Letters: 5
Rare Letters: 1
Very Rare Letters: 0
Overall Letter Difficulty: Medium

Definition of Frighten

verb

To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, March 31, 2026, or go to the next day, April 2, 2026.