BEHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEHEAD?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEHEAD is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEHEAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does BEHEAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut off the head of a person or animal.
Beheading was once a standard form of execution, reserved in many countries for nobles because it was thought quicker than hanging. The word is also used in word puzzles, where to behead a word means to remove its first letter, so that blast becomes last. The past tense is beheaded.
How BEHEAD is used
Used for executions and in wordplay, where it means dropping the first letter.
- The king ordered his guards to behead the traitor.
- Henry VIII had two of his wives behead on the block.
- If you behead the word blast, you get last.
- Vandals tried to behead the statue with a saw.
- Gardeners behead spent roses to encourage new flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEHEAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEHEAD
8 longer words begin with BEHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in BEHEAD
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Common questions about BEHEAD
- Is BEHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEHEAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEHEAD worth?
- BEHEAD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEHEAD mean?
- To cut off the head of a person or animal.
- What letters can be added to BEHEAD?
- BEHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEHEAD:
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