Sweep Word for July 4, 2026: Haystack

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 HAYSTACK.

Score Stats

H³A¹Y⁴S¹T¹A¹C³K⁶

This is a 60-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Haystack could get up to 120 points on a 2W space or 180 points on a 3W space!

Base Letters: 20 points
Sweep Bonus: 60 points

Letter Probability

There are 100 tiles in Crossplay. The most common letters in Crossplay for HAYSTACK are A, T, 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: 1
Overall Letter Difficulty: Hard

Definition of Haystack

noun

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, July 3, 2026, or go to the next day, July 5, 2026.