Sweep Word for August 21, 2026: Severity
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 SEVERITY.
Score Stats
S1E1V6E1R1I1T1Y4
This is a 56-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Severity 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 SEVERITY are E, I, R, 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: 6
- Rare Letters: 2
- Very Rare Letters: 0
- Overall Letter Difficulty: Easy
Definition of Severity
noun
The state of being severe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Check out the Sweep for yesterday, August 20, 2026, or go to the next day, August 22, 2026.