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.
n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1
PlayableNEWSCAST · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept NEWSCAST?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.62%
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
Scrabble n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1 13
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1c4a1s1t1 15
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.
Words starting with NEWSCAST
5 longer words begin with NEWSCAST.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSCAST
ascents9 secants9 stances9 sewans9 sweats9 tawses9 wastes9 ascent8 castes8 centas8 cestas8 enacts8 scants8 sceats8 scenas8 scents8 secant8 stance8 assent6 sanest6 snaste6 stanes6 steans6 scaws10 newts8 sewan8 snaws8 staws8 stews8 swans8 swats8 sweat8 tawse8 twaes8 wanes8 wants8 wases8 waste8 wasts8 weans8
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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 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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