NEWISHNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEWISHNESSES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NEWISHNESSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWISHNESSES is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWISHNESSES
No single letter turns NEWISHNESSES into another word.
How NEWISHNESSES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NEWISHNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWISHNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEWISHNESSES
- The letter S appears four times in NEWISHNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NEWISHNESSES
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Common questions about NEWISHNESSES
- Is NEWISHNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEWISHNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is NEWISHNESSES worth?
- NEWISHNESSES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWISHNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to NEWISHNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NEWISHNESSES:
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