WORKBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WORKBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORKBOAT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORKBOAT is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORKBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
workboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WORKBOAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WORKBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WORKBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WORKBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boat built for practical jobs such as fishing, hauling cargo or servicing other vessels.
Unlike a yacht, a workboat is chosen for toughness and deck space rather than looks. Harbours are full of them, tugging, dredging and ferrying crew.
How WORKBOAT is used
Used in maritime and harbour contexts for any vessel that earns its keep.
- The old workboat still hauled nets every morning.
- A battered workboat pulled the barge out of the dock.
- He bought a secondhand workboat to start a business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORKBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WORKBOAT
1 longer words begin with WORKBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in WORKBOAT
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Common questions about WORKBOAT
- Is WORKBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORKBOAT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORKBOAT worth?
- WORKBOAT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORKBOAT mean?
- A boat built for practical jobs such as fishing, hauling cargo or servicing other vessels.
- What letters can be added to WORKBOAT?
- WORKBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WORKBOAT:
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