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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. WORK is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 11 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
employment, oeuvre, body of work, piece of work, workplace, study, exercise, work out, sour, turn, ferment, solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, exploit
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
WORK scores 11 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: K×1, O×1, R×1, W×1
WORK has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
WORK is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with W, ends with K, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "WORK — a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"" (11 Scrabble points).
WORK is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is WORK a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
WORK (noun): activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work". Additional senses: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"; the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"; a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time".
In standard Scrabble scoring, WORK totals 11 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. WORK relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
WORK is 4 letters long, begins with W, ends with K, and sorts to the alphagram KORW. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so WORK is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 1 vowel, 3 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 4-letter entries, WORK ranks by raw score (11 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, WORK carries 1 vowel and 3 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on W or K are common study angles; browse words starting with W and words ending with K to rehearse parallel sets.
WORK is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with W, ends with K, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like WORK frequently cross shorter words; knowing that WORK contains K, O, R, W helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as w??k to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside WORK include RK, WO, OR — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: W, O, R, K. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble work directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 11 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat WORK as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "WORK — a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"" (11 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.