NEWSCAST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NEWSCAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSCAST?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSCAST is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSCAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newscastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSCAST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEWSCAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSCAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSCAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A radio or television broadcast of news reports.
A newscast usually runs at fixed times, such as the top of the hour or the evening. Viewers still tune in to the evening newscast for the main stories of the day. The word joins news and broadcast.
How NEWSCAST is used
The word newscast is standard for scheduled news programmes on radio and television.
- The evening newscast opened with the election results.
- She reads the morning newscast on local radio.
- A special newscast interrupted the film.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSCAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSCAST
5 longer words begin with NEWSCAST.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSCAST
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Common questions about NEWSCAST
- Is NEWSCAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSCAST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSCAST worth?
- NEWSCAST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSCAST mean?
- A radio or television broadcast of news reports.
- What letters can be added to NEWSCAST?
- NEWSCAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEWSCAST:
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