NEWSCASTS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NEWSCASTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1s1
PlayableNEWSCASTS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEWSCASTS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSCASTS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSCASTS
No single letter turns NEWSCASTS into another word.
How NEWSCASTS scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1c3a1s1t1s1 14
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1c4a1s1t1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEWSCASTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSCASTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSCASTS
newscast13 wastness11 ascents9 secants9 stances9 assents7 snastes7 sewans9 sweats9 tawses9 wastes9 ascent8 castes8 centas8 cestas8 enacts8 scants8 sceats8 scenas8 scents8 secant8 stance8 assent6 assets6 sanest6 snaste6 stanes6 stases6 steans6 tasses6 scaws10 newts8 sewan8 snaws8 staws8 stews8 swans8 swats8 sweat8 tawse8
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Common questions about NEWSCASTS
- Is NEWSCASTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSCASTS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSCASTS worth?
- NEWSCASTS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSCASTS?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSCASTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEWSCASTS:
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