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Crossbenches

Q: What does crossbenches mean?

crossbenches is the plural of crossbench, which means “any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition”.

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About 3 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Rare · plural of crossbench

Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does crossbenches mean?

noun

any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition

Definitions shown for crossbench, the base form of crossbenches.

Is CROSSBENCHES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is CROSSBENCHES worth?

Scrabble

21 pts

c ₃r ₁o ₁s ₁s ₁b ₃e ₁n ₁c ₃h ₄e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

24 pts

c ₄r ₁o ₁s ₁s ₁b ₄e ₁n ₂c ₄h ₃e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

24 pts

c ₄r ₁o ₁s ₁s ₁b ₄e ₁n ₁c ₄h ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

21 pts

c ₃r ₁o ₁s ₁s ₁b ₄e ₁n ₁c ₃h ₃e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CROSSBENCHES

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See all 522 words made from CROSSBENCHES

Words that end like CROSSBENCHES

Common words that share the ending -ENCHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ENCHES

Crossbenches: quick answers

Is CROSSBENCHES a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. CROSSBENCHES is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is CROSSBENCHES worth?

CROSSBENCHES scores 21 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does crossbenches mean?

crossbenches is the plural of crossbench, which means “any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition”.

What words can you make with the letters in CROSSBENCHES?

You can make 522 shorter words from CROSSBENCHES, such as BESCORCHES, CROSSBENCH, BESCORCH, CHEBECS. See the full list.