Sweep Word for September 9, 2026: Chimneys

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 CHIMNEYS.

Score Stats

C³H³I¹M³N¹E¹Y⁴S¹

This is a 57-point word when combined with the 40 bonus points. Chimneys 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 CHIMNEYS are E, I, N, 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: 3
Very Rare Letters: 0
Overall Letter Difficulty: Hard

Definition of Chimneys

noun

Plural form of chimney.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Check out the Sweep for yesterday, September 8, 2026, or go to the next day, September 10, 2026.