NEWSROOM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NEWSROOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSROOM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSROOM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSROOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newsroomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSROOM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEWSROOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSROOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSROOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The office in a newspaper, magazine or broadcaster where news is gathered, edited and prepared for publication.
A busy newsroom hums with phones, keyboards and editors calling for copy. In a wider sense the newsroom means the staff working there. Deadlines shape life in every newsroom.
How NEWSROOM is used
The word newsroom is used for the working space and the staff of a news organisation.
- Reporters rushed through the newsroom as the story broke.
- The newsroom fell silent when the editor entered.
- Budget cuts have shrunk the newsroom by half.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSROOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSROOM
1 longer words begin with NEWSROOM.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSROOM
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Common questions about NEWSROOM
- Is NEWSROOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSROOM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSROOM worth?
- NEWSROOM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSROOM mean?
- The office in a newspaper, magazine or broadcaster where news is gathered, edited and prepared for publication.
- What letters can be added to NEWSROOM?
- NEWSROOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEWSROOM:
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