Is NEWSPERSON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWSPERSON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEWSPERSON mean?
- noun
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 15 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 NEWSPERSON
Single letters that turn NEWSPERSON 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 NEWSPERSON
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prowess12
- spewers12
- proneness11
- wornness11
- powers11
- spewer11
- sweeps11
- openness10
- response10
- newness10
- nowness10
- renowns10
- woeness10
- wonners10
- worsens10
- power10
- prows10
- spews10
- sweep10
- swops10
- weeps10
- openers9
- penners9
- pereons9
- persons9
- reopens9
- reposes9
- erenow9
- newses9
- owners9
- renews9
- renown9
- resewn9
- resews9
- resown9
- resows9
- rowens9
- serows9
- sewers9
- sowens9
- sowers9
- wonner9
- worsen9
- worses9
- pews9
- pows9
- prow9
- pwns9
- spew9
- swop9
- weep9
- eposes8
- opener8
- penner8
- pennes8
- peones8
- pereon8
- perses8
- person8
- posers8
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