Is NEWSWORTHY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWSWORTHY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEWSWORTHY mean?
- adjective
sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + Y (4) = 22 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 NEWSWORTHY
NEWSWORTHY 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 NEWSWORTHY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showery16
- worthy15
- showy14
- thewy14
- whews14
- wheys14
- honesty13
- reshown13
- rhytons13
- whew13
- whey13
- whys13
- henrys12
- honeys12
- horsey12
- reshow12
- rhyton12
- rowths12
- shorty12
- shower12
- theory12
- thorny12
- thrown12
- throws12
- thyrse12
- towery12
- twyers12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- wowser12
- wryest12
- why12
- henry11
- honey11
- horny11
- horsy11
- hosey11
- howes11
- hyson11
- newsy11
- rowth11
- shewn11
- shown11
- shrew11
- shyer11
- snowy11
- stewy11
- synth11
- thews11
- threw11
- throw11
- towny11
- twyer11
- whens11
- whets11
- whore11
- whort11
- whose11
- worth11
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