Definition of groundwork

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• groundwork is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
• groundwork is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
• groundwork is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of groundwork

• lowest support of a structure (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. base
  2. foot
  3. foundation
  4. fundament
  5. substructure
  6. understructure
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. base
  2. basis
  3. cornerstone
  4. foundation
  5. fundament
• preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation (noun)

  Examples

  1. we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago

See definition of groundwork in Merriam Webster