NEWBORN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NEWBORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWBORN?
| 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 NEWBORN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWBORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newbornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWBORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NEWBORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What stands out about NEWBORN
- NEWBORN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEWBORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A baby or animal that has only just been born.
In medicine a newborn is usually a baby in its first four weeks. As an adjective the word also describes anything freshly come into being, such as a newborn nation.
How NEWBORN is used
Newborn works as a noun for the baby itself and as an adjective before another noun.
- The nurse placed the newborn in her mother's arms.
- A newborn foal tried to stand on shaky legs.
- Every newborn in the ward received a hearing test.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWBORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWBORN
1 longer words begin with NEWBORN.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWBORN
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Common questions about NEWBORN
- Is NEWBORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWBORN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWBORN worth?
- NEWBORN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWBORN mean?
- A baby or animal that has only just been born.
- What letters can be added to NEWBORN?
- NEWBORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NEWBORN:
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