Is NEWSWOMAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWSWOMAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEWSWOMAN mean?
- noun
a female newsperson
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) + W (4) + O (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (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.
Hooks for NEWSWOMAN
NEWSWOMAN 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 NEWSWOMAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- newmown15
- newsman12
- snowman12
- snowmen12
- womans11
- meows10
- wames10
- woman10
- women10
- waws10
- wows10
- mannose9
- weason9
- mawn9
- maws9
- meow9
- mews9
- mown9
- mows9
- smew9
- swam9
- wame9
- waw9
- wow9
- nomens8
- enows8
- owsen8
- sewan8
- wanes8
- weans8
- maw8
- mew8
- mow8
- amens7
- manes7
- manos7
- manse7
- mason7
- means7
- mensa7
- meson7
- moans7
- monas7
- names7
- nemas7
- nomas7
- nomen7
- nomes7
- omens7
- soman7
- anew7
- awes7
- awns7
- enow7
- news7
- nows7
- owes7
- owns7
- owse7
- sawn7
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