NEWSMAKINGS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEWSMAKINGS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NEWSMAKINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSMAKINGS is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSMAKINGS
No single letter turns NEWSMAKINGS into another word.
How NEWSMAKINGS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEWSMAKINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSMAKINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSMAKINGS mean in Scrabble?
NEWSMAKINGS is a form of NEWSMAKING (its plural or a verb form).
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSMAKINGS
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Common questions about NEWSMAKINGS
- Is NEWSMAKINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEWSMAKINGS is not in it.
- How many points is NEWSMAKINGS worth?
- NEWSMAKINGS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEWSMAKINGS?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSMAKINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEWSMAKINGS:
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