Is OUTWORKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OUTWORKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OUTWORKING mean?
Outworking is a form of OUTWORK.
- noun
subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
“the outworks of the castle”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 OUTWORKING
OUTWORKING 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 OUTWORKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kotowing16
- working15
- outwork14
- tinwork14
- workout14
- outrowing13
- outgrown12
- rooking12
- troking12
- kotow12
- twink12
- gowk12
- outgrow11
- trowing11
- toking11
- tugrik11
- know11
- wink11
- wonk11
- work11
- outworn10
- kouroi10
- krooni10
- rowing10
- towing10
- wooing10
- wok10
- outrow9
- grown9
- iroko9
- knout9
- korun9
- kroon9
- owing9
- trunk9
- wring9
- wrong9
- wrung9
- gink9
- gook9
- grok9
- gunk9
- king9
- outgrin8
- outring8
- rooting8
- routing8
- touring8
- unwit8
- gown8
- grow8
- ikon8
- kino8
- kirn8
- knit8
- knot8
- knur8
- kori8
- koto8
- nook8
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