NEWIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NEWIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWIE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWIE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NEWIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
What does NEWIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralian
Something new, especially a new song, record, joke, or other recent release; chiefly Australian and New Zealand informal usage.
A newie is simply the newest version of whatever is being talked about, and speakers in Australia and New Zealand use it loosely for anything from a freshly released single to a joke nobody has heard before. The word shortens new into a casual, friendly form typical of Australian slang, which favors clipped words ending in -ie, as in barbie for barbecue or selfie for self-portrait. It can also describe a newcomer to a group, though the sense of a fresh release or fresh idea is more common. Because it is strongly informal, newie rarely appears in formal writing.
How NEWIE is used
Informal Australian and New Zealand slang; not used in formal or written contexts.
- The band dropped a newie on the radio this morning.
- Tell us a newie, we have heard all your old jokes.
- She showed up as the newie at training and quickly fit in.
- Have you heard his newie yet? It just came out.
- The shop had a newie in the window every week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWIE
1 longer words begin with NEWIE.
Words with NEWIE inside
2 words contain NEWIE in the middle. Words that start with NEWIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWIE
Common questions about NEWIE
- Is NEWIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWIE worth?
- NEWIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWIE mean?
- Something new, especially a new song, record, joke, or other recent release; chiefly Australian and New Zealand informal usage.
- What letters can be added to NEWIE?
- NEWIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NEWIE:
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