ENEWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. ENEWS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept ENEWS?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ENEWS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ENEWS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ENEWS scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ENEWS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.

What stands out about ENEWS

• The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of ENEWS

The 5 tiles of ENEWS in a different order — 3 found.

Words ending in ENEWS

1 words end in ENEWS. Useful as a back hook: play ENEWS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in ENEWS

Common questions about ENEWS

Is ENEWS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENEWS is not in it.

How many points is ENEWS worth?

ENEWS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ENEWS?

ENEWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.