The term CROSSES (OUT) can be broken down into four different words: DELETES (7 letters), XES (3 letters), EXES (4 letters), and DELES (5 letters). DELETES is a verb meaning to remove or erase something, while XES and EXES are both plurals of the letter X. DELES is a combination of the words 'DELETE' and 'exes, ' suggesting that it is a plural form of the word 'dex.' All of these words relate to the term CROSSES (OUT) in that they all involve erasing or deleting something.