NEWSIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NEWSIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSIE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NEWSIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does NEWSIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A person who sells or delivers newspapers, or informally a reporter.
In American usage a newsie was originally one of the boys who shouted headlines on street corners and sold papers by hand, a picture made familiar by old films and stage musicals. Later the word was also used in newsrooms for a working journalist. It is a friendly, slightly nostalgic term.
How NEWSIE is used
Informal, mainly American; the street seller is the older meaning.
- The newsie waved the morning edition at passers-by.
- Every newsie on the block knew the late bulletin.
- She started out as a newsie before she wrote for the paper.
- A newsie in a flat cap shouted the headline.
- The reunion was full of old newsie stories.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEWSIE
The 6 tiles of NEWSIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NEWSIE
3 longer words begin with NEWSIE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSIE
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Common questions about NEWSIE
- Is NEWSIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSIE worth?
- NEWSIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSIE mean?
- A person who sells or delivers newspapers, or informally a reporter.
- What letters can be added to NEWSIE?
- NEWSIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NEWSIE:
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