Definition of GAINFUL

gainful

Adjective Satellite

  • yielding a fair profit

Adj

  • Contrary.
  • Disposed to taking advantage of.
  • Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
  • Providing gain; profitable.

Adjective

  • Profitable; yielding a financial or other benefit.

Examples

  • Every word played strategically on the triple-word score was a gainful endeavor.
  • How can we find gainful employment with dignity for the uneducated?

Origin / Etymology

From gain (“against, contrary”) + -ful.

Scrabble Score: 11

gainful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gainful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gainful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

gainful: valid Words With Friends Word