Is NEWBORNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWBORNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEWBORNS mean?
Newborns is a form of NEWBORN.
- adjective
recently born
“a newborn infant”
- adjective
having just or recently arisen or come into existence
“new nations”
- noun
a baby from birth to four weeks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NEWBORNS
NEWBORNS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NEWBORNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- newborn12
- besnow11
- bowers11
- bowser11
- browns11
- browse11
- renowns10
- wonners10
- bower10
- bowse10
- brews10
- brown10
- brows10
- newbs10
- owners9
- renown9
- resown9
- rowens9
- wonner9
- worsen9
- bows9
- brew9
- brow9
- newb9
- swob9
- webs9
- boners8
- bonnes8
- enows8
- owner8
- owsen8
- resow8
- rewon8
- rowen8
- serow8
- sower8
- swore8
- sworn8
- worse8
- wrens8
- bow8
- web8
- boner7
- bones7
- bonne7
- bores7
- borne7
- brens7
- brose7
- ebons7
- robes7
- sober7
- enow7
- news7
- nows7
- owes7
- owns7
- owse7
- rows7
- sewn7
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