BULLHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BULLHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BULLHEAD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BULLHEAD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULLHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bullheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BULLHEAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BULLHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BULLHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BULLHEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A freshwater fish with a broad flat head, either a small spiny sculpin in Europe or a type of catfish in America.
The name fits several unrelated fish, so what a bullhead is depends on which side of the Atlantic you ask. Anglers in North America catch the catfish type, while European streams hold the small bottom-dwelling kind.
How BULLHEAD is used
Used in angling and natural history; the meaning varies by region.
- He caught a bullhead under a flat stone in the creek.
- The bullhead hides in the gravel during the day.
- A bullhead is easy to recognise by its wide head.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULLHEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BULLHEAD
5 longer words begin with BULLHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in BULLHEAD
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Common questions about BULLHEAD
- Is BULLHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULLHEAD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULLHEAD worth?
- BULLHEAD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULLHEAD mean?
- A freshwater fish with a broad flat head, either a small spiny sculpin in Europe or a type of catfish in America.
- What letters can be added to BULLHEAD?
- BULLHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BULLHEAD:
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