Sweep Word for April 6, 2026: Hydroxyl

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 HYDROXYL.

Score Stats

H³Y⁴D²R¹O¹X⁸Y⁴L²

This is a 65-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Hydroxyl could get up to 130 points on a 2W space or 195 points on a 3W space!

Base Letters: 25 points
Sweep Bonus: 65 points

Letter Probability

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

Common Letters: 2
Rare Letters: 2
Very Rare Letters: 1
Overall Letter Difficulty: Hard

Definition of Hydroxyl

noun

A univalent radical or functional group (-OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, April 5, 2026.