WORKABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WORKABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORKABLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORKABLE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORKABLE
No single letter turns WORKABLE into another word.
How WORKABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WORKABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WORKABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WORKABLE
- All 8 letters of WORKABLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WORKABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Capable of being put into practice with success, or able to be shaped and handled.
A workable plan may not be perfect, but it will get the job done under real conditions. Craftspeople also use workable for clay or metal soft enough to be shaped.
How WORKABLE is used
Applied to plans, solutions, compromises and to materials that can be shaped.
- We need a workable solution before Friday.
- The clay is wet enough to stay workable for hours.
- Nobody could suggest a workable compromise.
- It sounded like a workable idea on paper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORKABLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WORKABLE
2 longer words begin with WORKABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in WORKABLE
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Common questions about WORKABLE
- Is WORKABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORKABLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORKABLE worth?
- WORKABLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORKABLE mean?
- Capable of being put into practice with success, or able to be shaped and handled.
- What letters can be added to WORKABLE?
- No single letter can be added to WORKABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WORKABLE:
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