NEWSHOUNDS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NEWSHOUNDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
n1e1w4s1h4o1u1n1d2s1
PlayableNEWSHOUNDS · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEWSHOUNDS?
| 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%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.2%
Our own measure of how useful NEWSHOUNDS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSHOUNDS
No single letter turns NEWSHOUNDS into another word.
How NEWSHOUNDS scores
Scrabble n1e1w4s1h4o1u1n1d2s1 17
Words with Friends n2e1w4s1h3o1u2n2d2s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEWSHOUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSHOUNDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSHOUNDS
newshound16 snowshed15 sundowns12 unshewn13 unshown13 dunshes11 enwound11 shunned11 snushed11 sundews11 sundown11 swounds11 swouned11 unowned11 unshoed11 unsowed11 nowness10 swounes10 unshoes10 dunness8 nonuses7 showds13 showed13 unhewn12 dosehs10 doshes10 dowses10 dushes10 endows10 hounds10 housed10 noshed10 shends10 snowed10 sownds10 sowsed10 sundew10 swound10 unowed10 unshed10
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Common questions about NEWSHOUNDS
- Is NEWSHOUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSHOUNDS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSHOUNDS worth?
- NEWSHOUNDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSHOUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSHOUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEWSHOUNDS:
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