Is NEWSCASTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWSCASTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEWSCASTS mean?
Newscasts is a form of NEWSCAST.
- noun
a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 14 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 NEWSCASTS
NEWSCASTS 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 NEWSCASTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- newscast13
- ascents9
- secants9
- stances9
- sewans9
- sweats9
- tawses9
- wastes9
- caws9
- ascent8
- castes8
- centas8
- cestas8
- enacts8
- scants8
- scenas8
- scents8
- secant8
- stance8
- newts8
- sewan8
- snaws8
- stews8
- swans8
- swats8
- sweat8
- tawse8
- twaes8
- wanes8
- wants8
- waste8
- wasts8
- weans8
- wests8
- wetas8
- caw8
- assents7
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cates7
- cents7
- cesta7
- enact7
- scans7
- scant7
- scats7
- scena7
- scent7
- sects7
- taces7
- anew7
- awes7
- awns7
- news7
- newt7
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