Sweep Word for May 20, 2026: Effigies

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 EFFIGIES.

Score Stats

E¹F⁴F⁴I¹G⁴I¹E¹S¹

This is a 57-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Effigies 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 EFFIGIES are E, I, and S. 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: Easy

Definition of Effigies

noun

Plural form of effigy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, May 19, 2026, or go to the next day, May 21, 2026.