NEWSCASTER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NEWSCASTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1e1r1
PlayableNEWSCASTER · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept NEWSCASTER?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSCASTER is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSCASTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newscastersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSCASTER scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1e1r1 15
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1c4a1s1t1e1r1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEWSCASTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSCASTER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with NEWSCASTER
1 longer words begin with NEWSCASTER.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSCASTER
reascents11 sarcenets11 newscast13 setscrew13 sweaters11 westerns11 casernes10 cateress10 centares10 cerastes10 crantses10 encastre10 reascent10 reenacts10 sarcenet10 assenter8 earnests8 sarsenet8 steranes8 answers10 rawness10 stewers10 strawen10 sweater10 waeness10 wanters10 wasters10 weaners10 western10 westers10 wetness10 actress9 ancress9 ascents9 canters9 careens9 carnets9 caserne9 caserns9 cassene9
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Common questions about NEWSCASTER
- Is NEWSCASTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSCASTER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSCASTER worth?
- NEWSCASTER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSCASTER?
- NEWSCASTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEWSCASTER:
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