Is NEWS a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — NEWS is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
NEWS appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
NEWS — Definition
< NEW, something that is new / a report about a recent event of interest
Part of speech: a noun · Inflections: NEWSES
NEWS — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
NEWS is worth 7 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | ||
NEWS in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how NEWS fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | NEWS valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NEWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEWS is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 7 Scrabble points.
What does NEWS mean in Scrabble?
NEWS is a noun as: < NEW, something that is new / a report about a recent event of interest.
How many points is NEWS worth in Scrabble?
NEWS is worth 7points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: W=4, E=1, N=1, S=1.
Is NEWS a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, NEWS is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Italian (Zingarelli), German (wordIzy word list) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).