Sweep Word for September 8, 2026: Develops

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 DEVELOPS.

Score Stats

D²E¹V⁶E¹L²O¹P³S¹

This is a 57-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Develops 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 DEVELOPS are E, O, and S. This can be helpful to connect it to other words or to see the chances of getting all the tiles.

Common Letters: 4
Rare Letters: 2
Very Rare Letters: 0
Overall Letter Difficulty: Medium

Definition of Develops

verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develop.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, September 7, 2026.