Works

/wɜːks/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Works

noun

  1. (heading) Employment.
  2. (heading) Effort.
  3. Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.

    "We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags."

  4. (heading) Product; the result of effort.
  5. The staging of events to appear as real.

verb

  1. To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

    "He’s working in a bar."

  2. To effect by gradual degrees.

    "he worked his way through the crowd"

  3. To embroider with thread.
  4. To set into action.

    "He worked the levers."

  5. To cause to ferment.

noun

  1. A mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens.

    "A stray wrench can really gum up the works."

  2. A factory or factories, or similar collection(s) of buildings.

    "The steel works almost fills the valley."

  3. (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.

    "I'll have a Behemoth Burger with the works."

  4. (with "the") Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
Anagrams of Works

No exact anagrams found for "works". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Works"

Works is a 5-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Works" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "works" is a medium-scoring word.

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