NEW is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEW is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does NEW mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made or arrived recently.
New is among the oldest words in English and has relatives in every related language, which is what happens to something every generation needs. Nothing about it has changed in a thousand years except what people apply it to.
How NEW is used
Before and after the noun. The comparative is newer.
- The new bridge took four years and looks older than the last one.
- A new coat of paint hides a great deal.
- She is new here and has already found the good chair.
- Nothing about the word new has changed in a millennium.
- The newer model does less for more money.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEW
The 3 tiles of NEW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NEW
Showing 24 of 149 words that begin with NEW.
Words ending in NEW
12 words end in NEW. Useful as a back hook: play NEW onto a word already on the board.
Words with NEW inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain NEW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEW
Common questions about NEW
- Is NEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEW, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEW worth?
- NEW is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEW mean?
- Made or arrived recently.
- What letters can be added to NEW?
- NEW takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NEW:
Open NEW in the Word Finder