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.
n1e1w4s1b3o1y4
PlayableNEWSBOY · 7 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 868,466odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept NEWSBOY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
55WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.14
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.14%
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
Scrabble n1e1w4s1b3o1y4 15
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1b4o1y3 16
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.
Words starting with NEWSBOY
1 longer words begin with NEWSBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSBOY
bowsey14 besnow11 bownes11 sybow13 newsy11 snowy11 yowes11 boney10 bowes10 bowne10 bowse10 ebony10 newbs10 obeys10 syboe10 enows8 nosey8 noyes8 owsen8 sowne8 bones7 ebons7 nowy10 swey10 weys10 wyes10 wyns10 yeow10 yews10 yowe10 yows10 beys9 bony9 bows9 boys9 byes9 newb9 obey9 swob9 sybo9
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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 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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