SPORTSWRITER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPORTSWRITER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORTSWRITER?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORTSWRITER is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORTSWRITER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sportswritersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPORTSWRITER scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SPORTSWRITER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORTSWRITER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPORTSWRITER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A journalist who reports on and comments about sporting events.
A sportswriter covers matches, interviews players and analyses results for a newspaper, magazine or website. Some are known more for opinion columns than for match reports.
How SPORTSWRITER is used
The standard term for a journalist in the sports department.
- The sportswriter filed his report from the stadium.
- She became a sportswriter after playing college tennis.
- A veteran sportswriter recalled the famous final.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORTSWRITER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPORTSWRITER
1 longer words begin with SPORTSWRITER.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORTSWRITER
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Common questions about SPORTSWRITER
- Is SPORTSWRITER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORTSWRITER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORTSWRITER worth?
- SPORTSWRITER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORTSWRITER mean?
- A journalist who reports on and comments about sporting events.
- What letters can be added to SPORTSWRITER?
- SPORTSWRITER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SPORTSWRITER:
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