Unscramble NEWSFLASH to get 235 words. NEWSFLASH itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HALFNESS leads with 14 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
N12E1W4S1F4L12A1S1H43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from NEWSFLASH by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in NEWSFLASH: HALFNESS, for 14 points.
Among 28 6-letter words from NEWSFLASH, the top score is 12, reached by 12. HASSLE, WHALES and WASHES are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NEWSFLASH tie at 11 points; none scores more. FLASH, FALSE and SHELF will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from NEWSFLASH, the top score is 10, reached by 19. NEWS, SELF and HALF are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in NEWSFLASH, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. NEW, WAS and HAS are the ones most people know.
These 4 words have the length of NEWSFLASH, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with NE · ending in SH · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HALFNESS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
NEWSFLASH is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWSFLASH itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 235) | 194 | 233 | 181 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NEWSFLASH, FLAWNS, HALFEN, SHELFS, WASHEN, FLAWN, HALFS, FAWS, FEWS, WHAE, FALSES, FAW and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHWAS, FAHS, SHWA, FAH, LAHS, SESH, SHEN, AHS, FES, LAH, EW, FE and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS and ALF, 2 in all.