NEWTON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NEWTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEWTON?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEWTON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEWTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
newtonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEWTON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NEWTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,985.
What stands out about NEWTON
- NEWTON begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEWTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The standard unit of force, equal to the force that gives one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second squared.
The newton is named after Isaac Newton and is the unit that physics students meet first when they study motion. A small apple weighs roughly one newton, which gives a feel for the size. Its symbol is a capital N, and larger amounts are written in kilonewtons.
How NEWTON is used
Scientific term; written with a lower-case n when it names the unit.
- The spring pulled back with a force of ten newton.
- One newton is about the weight of a small apple.
- The gauge reads in newton rather than pounds.
- Engineers rated the cable by the newton before testing it.
- A newton of force moves a one-kilogram mass faster each second.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEWTON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEWTON
1 longer words begin with NEWTON.
Shorter words from the letters in NEWTON
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Common questions about NEWTON
- Is NEWTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEWTON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEWTON worth?
- NEWTON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEWTON mean?
- The standard unit of force, equal to the force that gives one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second squared.
- What letters can be added to NEWTON?
- NEWTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NEWTON:
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