Is BUSYWORKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSYWORKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSYWORKS mean?
Busyworks is a form of BUSYWORK.
- noun
active work of little value
“while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + Y (4) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BUSYWORKS
BUSYWORKS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BUSYWORKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- busywork20
- byworks19
- bywork18
- bosky14
- works12
- borks11
- bosks11
- brusk11
- burks11
- busks11
- wussy11
- skry11
- woks11
- work11
- yoks11
- yuks11
- bossy10
- bousy10
- brosy10
- brows10
- buoys10
- swobs10
- bork10
- bosk10
- burk10
- busk10
- kobs10
- yows10
- sky10
- wok10
- yok10
- yuk10
- kusso9
- rusks9
- souks9
- bows9
- boys9
- brow9
- buoy9
- bury9
- busy9
- buys9
- orby9
- ruby9
- swob9
- sybo9
- yobs9
- kob9
- wry9
- yow9
- yours8
- kors8
- koss8
- rusk8
- souk8
- suks8
- bow8
- boy8
- buy8
- bys8
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