NEWSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NEWSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSMAN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSMAN
No single letter turns NEWSMAN into another word.
How NEWSMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NEWSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What stands out about NEWSMAN
- NEWSMAN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEWSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who gathers, reports or presents news for a newspaper or broadcaster.
Newsman has an older, slightly dated feel and is now often replaced by the gender-neutral journalist or reporter. Long ago it could also mean a man who sold or delivered newspapers.
How NEWSMAN is used
Newsman is a somewhat dated term, found in older writing and films about the press.
- The veteran newsman had covered three wars.
- A newsman stood outside the courthouse waiting for the verdict.
- He worked as a newsman for the local radio station for years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSMAN
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Common questions about NEWSMAN
- Is NEWSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSMAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSMAN worth?
- NEWSMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSMAN mean?
- A man who gathers, reports or presents news for a newspaper or broadcaster.
- What letters can be added to NEWSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to NEWSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NEWSMAN:
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