news: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with N · ends with S
Meaning of news
noun
- uncountable
New information of interest.
Example: Is there any news about the storm?
- uncountable
Information about current events disseminated by the media.
Example: Did you hear/read/see the latest news?
- Internet, uncountable
Messages posted on newsgroups.
Listed forms: newes.
Source: Wiktionary — news.
verb
- archaic, transitive
To report; to make known.
Listed forms: newses, newsing, newsed, newes.
Source: Wiktionary — news.
noun
- form-of, plural
plural of new
Base or related entry: new.
Listed forms: newes.
Source: Wiktionary — news.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for news.
noun
information about recent and important events
noun
a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
- news program
- news show
noun
the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is news in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of news
N(1) + E(1) + W(4) + S(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of news
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from news
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in news. Showing up to 24, longest first.