crosscurrent
NOUN
/krɔs,kɜrənt/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
crosscurrent is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1O1S1S1C3U1R1R1E1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does crosscurrent mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Actions counter to the main group activity.
“political crosscurrents disrupted the conference”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.
SYNONYMS
BROADER