What does NEW mean?
- Pronunciation
- /nu/
- Letters
- 3
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Words With Friends score
- 7
- How common
- Very common
Meaning
adjective
- not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered“a new law”
- original and of a kind not seen before“the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”
- lacking training or experience“the new men were eager to fight”
- having no previous example or precedent or parallel“a time of unexampled prosperity”
- other than the former one(s); different“they now have a new leaders”
- unaffected by use or exposure“it looks like new”
- (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new“newfangled ideas”
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity“new potatoes”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
newer8newest9
Anagrams of NEW
wen6
Words inside NEW
3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is NEW a valid word in word games?
NEW is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is NEW worth?
NEW is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from NEW?
3 other words, including WE, EN and NE.