Is NEWSHOUNDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWSHOUNDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of NewshoundsHooks for NEWSHOUNDS
NEWSHOUNDS 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 NEWSHOUNDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- newshound16
- snowshed15
- showed13
- sundowns12
- unhewn12
- dhows12
- enwound11
- shunned11
- sundews11
- sundown11
- swounds11
- swouned11
- unowned11
- unsowed11
- howes11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- whens11
- whose11
- dhow11
- nowness10
- doshes10
- dowses10
- endows10
- hounds10
- housed10
- hundos10
- noshed10
- shends10
- snowed10
- sundew10
- swound10
- unshed10
- unshod10
- wonned10
- wounds10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- when10
- houses9
- noshes9
- sowens9
- swouns9
- unsewn9
- unsews9
- unsown9
- downs9
- dowse9
- endow9
- honed9
- hosed9
- hound9
- hundo9
- owned9
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