DREARIHEAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. DREARIHEAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept DREARIHEAD?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful DREARIHEAD is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DREARIHEAD

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DREARIHEAD scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in DREARIHEAD, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DREARIHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DREARIHEAD

• DREARIHEAD begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with DREARIHEAD

1 longer words begin with DREARIHEAD.

Shorter words from the letters in DREARIHEAD

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Common questions about DREARIHEAD

Is DREARIHEAD valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DREARIHEAD is not in it.

How many points is DREARIHEAD worth?

DREARIHEAD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DREARIHEAD?

DREARIHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.