Sweep Word for April 13, 2026: Category

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 CATEGORY.

Score Stats

C³A¹T¹E¹G⁴O¹R¹Y⁴

This is a 56-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Category 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 CATEGORY are E, A, O, R, and T. 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: 2
Very Rare Letters: 0
Overall Letter Difficulty: Medium

Definition of Category

noun

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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Check out the Sweep for yesterday, April 12, 2026, or go to the next day, April 14, 2026.