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Is WORKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WORKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WORKS mean?

  1. noun

    buildings for carrying on industrial labor

    “they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles”

  2. noun

    everything available; usually preceded by `the'

    “we saw the whole shebang”

  3. noun

    performance of moral or religious acts

    “salvation by deeds”

  4. noun

    the internal mechanism of a device

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5

W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 12 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 WORKS

WORKS 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 WORKS

The 17 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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