NEWSREEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NEWSREEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSREEL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSREEL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSREEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newsreelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSREEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEWSREEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSREEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSREEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A short film of current events, once shown in cinemas before the main feature.
Before television, the newsreel was how audiences saw wars, coronations and sports with their own eyes. Old footage from these films is still used in documentaries.
How NEWSREEL is used
Newsreel is mostly a historical word for cinema news films of the early and mid twentieth century.
- The newsreel showed the ship leaving the harbour.
- Audiences gasped at the newsreel from the front.
- The documentary opens with grainy newsreel footage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSREEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSREEL
1 longer words begin with NEWSREEL.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSREEL
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Common questions about NEWSREEL
- Is NEWSREEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSREEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSREEL worth?
- NEWSREEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSREEL mean?
- A short film of current events, once shown in cinemas before the main feature.
- What letters can be added to NEWSREEL?
- NEWSREEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEWSREEL:
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