Is SPADEWORKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPADEWORKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPADEWORKS mean?
Spadeworks is a form of SPADEWORK.
- noun
dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 20 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 SPADEWORKS
SPADEWORKS 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 SPADEWORKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spadework19
- kapows15
- password14
- presoaks14
- sparked14
- warked14
- worked14
- kapow14
- powders13
- presoak13
- parked13
- porked13
- spoked13
- wakers13
- wreaks13
- dawks13
- waked13
- prowess12
- pokers12
- powder12
- sparks12
- speaks12
- spokes12
- sporks12
- warped12
- askew12
- awoke12
- poked12
- skews12
- waker12
- wakes12
- warks12
- wekas12
- woker12
- works12
- wreak12
- dawk12
- arkoses11
- dowsers11
- drowses11
- redowas11
- resoaks11
- soakers11
- drakes11
- drokes11
- pawers11
- powers11
- soaked11
- parks11
- pawed11
- peaks11
- perks11
- poker11
- pokes11
- porks11
- skeps11
- spake11
- spark11
- speak11
- spoke11
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