Sweep Word for August 17, 2026: Commence

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 COMMENCE.

Score Stats

C³O¹M³M³E¹N¹C³E¹

This is a 56-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Commence 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 COMMENCE are E, O, and N. 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: 4
Very Rare Letters: 0
Overall Letter Difficulty: Medium

Definition of Commence

verb

To begin, start.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, August 16, 2026, or go to the next day, August 18, 2026.