NEWSPEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NEWSPEAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSPEAK?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSPEAK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSPEAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newspeaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSPEAK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEWSPEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSPEAK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSPEAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Deliberately vague or misleading language used to manipulate public opinion, especially in politics.
The word was invented by George Orwell for his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, where the state shrinks language to limit thought. Today critics apply newspeak to bureaucratic or propaganda jargon.
How NEWSPEAK is used
Newspeak is used critically, often with a nod to Orwell.
- The memo was written in corporate newspeak.
- Critics called the term "collateral damage" pure newspeak.
- He had no patience for the newspeak of the ministry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSPEAK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSPEAK
1 longer words begin with NEWSPEAK.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSPEAK
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Common questions about NEWSPEAK
- Is NEWSPEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSPEAK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSPEAK worth?
- NEWSPEAK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSPEAK mean?
- Deliberately vague or misleading language used to manipulate public opinion, especially in politics.
- What letters can be added to NEWSPEAK?
- NEWSPEAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEWSPEAK:
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