NEWSMONGER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NEWSMONGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSMONGER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSMONGER is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSMONGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newsmongersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSMONGER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEWSMONGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSMONGER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSMONGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person who eagerly collects and passes on the latest news or gossip.
The suffix monger once meant a trader, so a newsmonger deals in tidings as a fishmonger deals in fish. The word has an old-fashioned flavour and implies a busybody who spreads talk, true or otherwise.
How NEWSMONGER is used
Used in literary or humorous contexts for a gossip, as in the village newsmonger.
- The village newsmonger knew about the wedding before the couple did.
- He was a tireless newsmonger who haunted the market square.
- Nobody told the newsmonger anything they wanted kept secret.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSMONGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSMONGER
1 longer words begin with NEWSMONGER.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSMONGER
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Common questions about NEWSMONGER
- Is NEWSMONGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSMONGER, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSMONGER worth?
- NEWSMONGER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSMONGER mean?
- A person who eagerly collects and passes on the latest news or gossip.
- What letters can be added to NEWSMONGER?
- NEWSMONGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEWSMONGER:
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