WORKMANLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. WORKMANLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORKMANLIKE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORKMANLIKE is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORKMANLIKE
No single letter turns WORKMANLIKE into another word.
How WORKMANLIKE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WORKMANLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WORKMANLIKE needs 1 blank tile.
What does WORKMANLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done competently and efficiently, though without flair or originality.
Calling a performance workmanlike is a polite way to say it did the job but did not excite anyone. It can be real praise for dependable craft or faint praise for something merely adequate.
How WORKMANLIKE is used
Common in reviews and appraisals of writing, music, sport and building work.
- The film was a workmanlike thriller with no surprises.
- He did a workmanlike job of repairing the fence.
- Her workmanlike prose got the facts across clearly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORKMANLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WORKMANLIKE
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Common questions about WORKMANLIKE
- Is WORKMANLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORKMANLIKE, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORKMANLIKE worth?
- WORKMANLIKE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORKMANLIKE mean?
- Done competently and efficiently, though without flair or originality.
- What letters can be added to WORKMANLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to WORKMANLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WORKMANLIKE:
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