FATHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FATHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATHEAD?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATHEAD is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fatheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FATHEAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FATHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does FATHEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A stupid or foolish person; also, a small North American minnow with a broad head.
Calling someone a fathead is a mild insult, often said with irritation rather than real anger. The fish sense is used by anglers and biologists for a freshwater minnow common in ponds. Outside that field, fathead is nearly always a jibe.
How FATHEAD is used
Informal and mildly insulting for a person; a plain name for the fish in zoology.
- Don't be a fathead and leave the gate open.
- The boy bought a fathead as bait.
- Everyone called him a fathead after the mix-up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATHEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATHEAD
5 longer words begin with FATHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in FATHEAD
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Common questions about FATHEAD
- Is FATHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATHEAD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATHEAD worth?
- FATHEAD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATHEAD mean?
- A stupid or foolish person; also, a small North American minnow with a broad head.
- What letters can be added to FATHEAD?
- FATHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FATHEAD:
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