NEWSWIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NEWSWIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWSWIRE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWSWIRE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWSWIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newswiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWSWIRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEWSWIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEWSWIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEWSWIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A service that sends the latest news stories to newspapers and broadcasters by electronic means.
Editors watch the newswire to learn what is breaking, then rewrite or republish the items for their own audience. The term began with teleprinters and now covers online feeds from news agencies.
How NEWSWIRE is used
Newswire can refer to the service itself or to a single item from it.
- The story first appeared on the newswire at dawn.
- Editors scanned the newswire for updates on the storm.
- A newswire report quoted the minister directly.
- Her firm pays for a premium newswire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWSWIRE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWSWIRE
1 longer words begin with NEWSWIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWSWIRE
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Common questions about NEWSWIRE
- Is NEWSWIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWSWIRE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWSWIRE worth?
- NEWSWIRE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWSWIRE mean?
- A service that sends the latest news stories to newspapers and broadcasters by electronic means.
- What letters can be added to NEWSWIRE?
- NEWSWIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEWSWIRE:
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