NEWSHOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NEWSHOUND 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.
n1e1w4s1h4o1u1n1d2
PlayableNEWSHOUND · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept NEWSHOUND?
| 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%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSHOUND is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSHOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newshoundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSHOUND scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1h4o1u1n1d2 16
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1h3o1u2n2d2 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEWSHOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSHOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with NEWSHOUND
1 longer words begin with NEWSHOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSHOUND
unshewn13 unshown13 enwound11 shunned11 sundown11 swouned11 unowned11 unshoed11 unsowed11 showed13 unhewn12 endows10 hounds10 housed10 noshed10 snowed10 sundew10 swound10 unowed10 unshed10 unshod10 wonned10 wounds10 swoune9 unsewn9 unshoe9 unsown9 donnes7 sunned7 undoes7 undone7 nonuse6 dhows12 showd12 howes11 shewn11 shown11 whens11 whose11 doseh9
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Common questions about NEWSHOUND
- Is NEWSHOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSHOUND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSHOUND worth?
- NEWSHOUND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSHOUND?
- NEWSHOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEWSHOUND:
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