LEGWORK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LEGWORK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGWORK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGWORK is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGWORK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legworksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGWORK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEGWORK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does LEGWORK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Tiring, routine work that involves a lot of walking or travelling about to collect information.
Reporters, detectives and campaigners know legwork as the unglamorous part of the job. The result may be a short article, but it rests on days of knocking on doors.
How LEGWORK is used
Legwork is an informal uncountable noun, often used in the phrase "do the legwork".
- The detective did the legwork while his partner wrote the report.
- Most of the legwork for the survey fell to the volunteers.
- After weeks of legwork, she finally found the missing record.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGWORK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGWORK
1 longer words begin with LEGWORK.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGWORK
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Common questions about LEGWORK
- Is LEGWORK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGWORK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGWORK worth?
- LEGWORK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGWORK mean?
- Tiring, routine work that involves a lot of walking or travelling about to collect information.
- What letters can be added to LEGWORK?
- LEGWORK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEGWORK:
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