Is HANDWORK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDWORK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDWORK mean?
- noun
a work produced by hand labor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) = 19 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 HANDWORK
Single letters that turn HANDWORK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HANDWORK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dorhawk18
- hawk14
- howk14
- dawk12
- dhak12
- ankh11
- dhow11
- hank11
- hark11
- honk11
- hork11
- khan11
- know11
- wank11
- wark11
- wonk11
- work11
- hadron10
- onward10
- drank10
- hwan10
- whoa10
- wok10
- adown9
- drawn9
- drown9
- hoard9
- honda9
- krona9
- dank9
- dark9
- dork9
- haw9
- how9
- wha9
- who9
- rowan8
- dawn8
- down8
- draw8
- hand8
- hard8
- kaon8
- karn8
- knar8
- koan8
- kora8
- nark8
- odah8
- okra8
- rank8
- wand8
- ward8
- woad8
- word8
- dak8
- hoar7
- hora7
- horn7
- warn7
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