NEWSCASTERS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NEWSCASTERS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1e1r1s1
PlayableNEWSCASTERS · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEWSCASTERS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSCASTERS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSCASTERS
No single letter turns NEWSCASTERS into another word.
How NEWSCASTERS scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1e1r1s1 16
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1c4a1s1t1e1r1s1 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEWSCASTERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSCASTERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSCASTERS
newscaster15 ancestress12 newscasts14 setscrews14 rawnesses12 swartness12 wasteness12 actresses11 ancresses11 reascents11 sarcenets11 assenters9 sarsenets9 newscast13 setscrew13 sweaters11 wastness11 westerns11 caresses10 casernes10 cassenes10 cateress10 centares10 cerastes10 crantses10 crassest10 cressets10 ecstases10 encastre10 reascent10 reenacts10 sarcenet10 assenter8 earnests8 sarsenet8 sarsnets8 searness8 sensates8 steranes8 answers10
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Common questions about NEWSCASTERS
- Is NEWSCASTERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSCASTERS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSCASTERS worth?
- NEWSCASTERS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSCASTERS?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSCASTERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEWSCASTERS:
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