NEWSCLIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEWSCLIPS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
n1e1w4s1c3l1i1p3s1
Depends on the listNEWSCLIPS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEWSCLIPS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSCLIPS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSCLIPS
No single letter turns NEWSCLIPS into another word.
How NEWSCLIPS scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1c3l1i1p3s1 16
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1c4l2i1p4s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEWSCLIPS, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSCLIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSCLIPS
newsclip15 swiples12 pencils11 splenic11 splices11 winless10 pensils9 pinless9 spinels9 splines9 swipes11 swiple11 winces11 clipes10 pencil10 spices10 splice10 sewins9 sinews9 swiles9 swines9 clines8 incels8 incles8 pensil8 plisse8 slices8 slipes8 snipes8 speils8 spiels8 spiles8 spinel8 spines8 spline8 elsins6 silens6 clews10 plews10 spews10
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Common questions about NEWSCLIPS
- Is NEWSCLIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEWSCLIPS is not in it.
- How many points is NEWSCLIPS worth?
- NEWSCLIPS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSCLIPS?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSCLIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEWSCLIPS:
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