NEWSBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NEWSBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSBOY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSBOY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newsboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSBOY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NEWSBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does NEWSBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.
In earlier decades a newsboy shouted headlines on street corners to attract buyers. The soft flat cap often linked to the job is still called a newsboy cap.
How NEWSBOY is used
Newsboy is somewhat dated, and "paperboy" is a common alternative.
- The newsboy waved a paper and shouted the headline.
- Every morning the newsboy cycled along our street.
- He earned his first wages as a newsboy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSBOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSBOY
1 longer words begin with NEWSBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSBOY
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Common questions about NEWSBOY
- Is NEWSBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSBOY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSBOY worth?
- NEWSBOY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSBOY mean?
- A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.
- What letters can be added to NEWSBOY?
- NEWSBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NEWSBOY:
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