BEACHHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BEACHHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEACHHEAD?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEACHHEAD is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEACHHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beachheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEACHHEAD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BEACHHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEACHHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BEACHHEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A position on an enemy shore seized by landing troops, from which an attack can be pushed inland.
Once soldiers hold a beachhead, supplies and reinforcements can follow ashore. In business the word has taken on a figurative sense of an early foothold that opens the way to a larger market.
How BEACHHEAD is used
Used in military history and, figuratively, in business and politics.
- The troops fought to secure a beachhead before dawn.
- The startup established a beachhead in the European market.
- Reinforcements poured across the beachhead during the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEACHHEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEACHHEAD
1 longer words begin with BEACHHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in BEACHHEAD
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Common questions about BEACHHEAD
- Is BEACHHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEACHHEAD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEACHHEAD worth?
- BEACHHEAD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEACHHEAD mean?
- A position on an enemy shore seized by landing troops, from which an attack can be pushed inland.
- What letters can be added to BEACHHEAD?
- BEACHHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BEACHHEAD:
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