NEWSINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NEWSINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSINESS
No single letter turns NEWSINESS into another word.
How NEWSINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEWSINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being full of news or of reading like a news report.
Editors might praise the newsiness of a magazine that always has something fresh to say. A newsletter can also be criticised for newsiness if it reads like a dry bulletin instead of a story.
How NEWSINESS is used
An uncommon word used in journalism and publishing about content that feels current and report-like.
- The newsiness of the site keeps readers coming back each morning.
- Her column had a touch of newsiness that the editor liked.
- Some critics dislike the newsiness of modern television.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSINESS
1 longer words begin with NEWSINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSINESS
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Common questions about NEWSINESS
- Is NEWSINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSINESS worth?
- NEWSINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSINESS mean?
- The quality of being full of news or of reading like a news report.
- What letters can be added to NEWSINESS?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEWSINESS:
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