Is NEWSBREAK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWSBREAK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEWSBREAK mean?
- noun
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) + B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + K (5) = 18 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 NEWSBREAK
Single letters that turn NEWSBREAK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from NEWSBREAK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rewakens15
- wakeners15
- rewaken14
- rewakes14
- swanker14
- wakener14
- wankers14
- weakens14
- bawks14
- bankers13
- beakers13
- berakes13
- knawes13
- krewes13
- rewake13
- skewer13
- wakens13
- wakers13
- wanker13
- weaken13
- weaker13
- wreaks13
- bawk13
- bewares12
- bakers12
- banker12
- beaker12
- berake12
- brakes12
- branks12
- breaks12
- breeks12
- kebars12
- askew12
- knawe12
- krewe12
- swank12
- waken12
- waker12
- wakes12
- wanks12
- warks12
- weeks12
- wekas12
- wreak12
- sneaker11
- beware11
- brawns11
- webers11
- baker11
- bakes11
- banks11
- barks11
- beaks11
- berks11
- brake11
- brank11
- break11
- kbars11
- kebar11
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