Is NEWSPERSON valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSPERSON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is NEWSPERSON worth?

NEWSPERSON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NEWSPERSON?

NEWSPERSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

NEWSPERSON is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. NEWSPERSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

n1e1w4s1p3e1r1s1o1n1

PlayableNEWSPERSON · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

10letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept NEWSPERSON?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.2%

Our own measure of how useful NEWSPERSON is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NEWSPERSON

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

newspersons16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NEWSPERSON scores

Scrabble n1e1w4s1p3e1r1s1o1n1 15

Words with Friends n2e1w4s1p4e1r1s1o1n2 18

Face value of the 10 tiles in NEWSPERSON, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
n	2	6
e	2	12
w	1	2
s	2	4
p	1	2
r	1	6
o	1	8

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSPERSON has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about NEWSPERSON

NEWSPERSON begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with NEWSPERSON

newspersons16

1 longer words begin with NEWSPERSON.

Shorter words from the letters in NEWSPERSON

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Common questions about NEWSPERSON

Is NEWSPERSON valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSPERSON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is NEWSPERSON worth?: NEWSPERSON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to NEWSPERSON?: NEWSPERSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEWSPERSON:

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