Unscramble NEWSGROUPS and you have 298 words, NEWSGROUPS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
N12E1W4S1G23R1O1U12P34S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from NEWSGROUPS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
NEWSGROUP is the only one of the 9-letter words in NEWSGROUPS; it scores 15 points.
Of the 25 7-letter words from NEWSGROUPS, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. PERSONS, SURGEON and PROWESS are the ones most people know.
GOWPEN, UPGREW and UPGROW are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NEWSGROUPS, 12 points each. PERSON, GROUPS and OWNERS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in NEWSGROUPS; 8 of them share the top score of 10. GROUP, POWER and OWNER are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with NEWSGROUPS letters, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. NEWS, OPEN and SNOW are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NEWSGROUPS tie at 8 points; none scores more. NEW, NOW and OWN will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of NEWSGROUPS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with NE · ending in PS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GROWNUPS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: NEWSGROUPS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWSGROUPS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 219 | 298 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOWPENS, POURSEWS, GOWPEN, POURSEW, PURSEWS, POWRES, PURSEW, SPREWS, POWNS, POWRE, SOWPS, SPREW and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NEWSGROUPS, NEWSGROUP, PROGUN, PWNS, SPROGS, UNROPES, PRONES, PWN, SPROG, EW, POS, URP and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble US: WOPS and WOP, 2 in all.