NEWSFLASHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEWSFLASHES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
n1e1w4s1f4l1a1s1h4e1s1
Depends on the listNEWSFLASHES · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEWSFLASHES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.82
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.55%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSFLASHES is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSFLASHES
No single letter turns NEWSFLASHES into another word.
How NEWSFLASHES scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1f4l1a1s1h4e1s1 20
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1f4l2a1s1h3e1s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEWSFLASHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSFLASHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSFLASHES
halfnesses16 newsflash18 falseness12 halfness14 haleness11 newsless11 safeness11 selfness11 awheels13 enflesh13 fewness13 flashes13 fleshes13 shewels13 swashes13 welshes13 ashless10 aweless10 awnless10 flenses10 hansels10 hassels10 hassles10 leashes10 seesaws10 slashes10 snashes10 waeness10 weanels10 weasels10 enseals7 lessens7 awheel12 fashes12 flawns12 halfen12 hawses12 shawls12 sheafs12 shelfs12
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Common questions about NEWSFLASHES
- Is NEWSFLASHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSFLASHES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSFLASHES worth?
- NEWSFLASHES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSFLASHES?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSFLASHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEWSFLASHES:
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