Sweep Word for September 5, 2026: Outbreak

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 OUTBREAK.

Score Stats

O¹U²T¹B⁴R¹E¹A¹K⁶

This is a 57-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Outbreak 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 OUTBREAK are E, A, O, R, and T. 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: 1
Very Rare Letters: 1
Overall Letter Difficulty: Medium

Definition of Outbreak

noun

An eruption, sudden appearance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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Check out the Sweep for yesterday, September 4, 2026, or go to the next day, September 6, 2026.