Sweep Word for May 19, 2026: Windmill
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 WINDMILL.
Score Stats
W5I1N1D2M3I1L2L2
This is a 57-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Windmill could get up to 114 points on a 2W space or 171 points on a 3W space!
- Base Letters: 17 points
- Sweep Bonus: 57 points
Letter Probability
There are 100 tiles in Crossplay. The most common letters in Crossplay for WINDMILL are I, and N. This can be helpful to connect it to other words or to see the chances of getting all the tiles.
- Common Letters: 3
- Rare Letters: 2
- Very Rare Letters: 0
- Overall Letter Difficulty: Hard
Definition of Windmill
noun
A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Check out the Sweep for yesterday, May 18, 2026.