Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newsworthy

/nˈuzwˌɝði/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: news-wor-thy
IPA: /nˈuzwˌɝði/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Interesting enough to be reported as a news

Example Sentences

"newsworthy event"
"The most newsworthy articles should be towards the front of the paper."

Etymology

From news + -worthy.

Inflected Forms

newsworthier (comparative) newsworthiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

newsworthily newsworthiness nonnewsworthy unnewsworthy

Phrases

non-newsworthy make good copy

Frequently Paired Words

make good copy

Questions

How do you pronounce newsworthy?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈuzwˌɝði/.
What does newsworthy mean?: Interesting enough to be reported as a news
Where does newsworthy come from?: From news + -worthy.

How to pronounce newsworthy

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