HEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEAD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEAD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about HEAD
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The upper part of the body containing the brain.
Head is the base of more English idioms than almost any other noun, and it also works as a verb, an adjective and a unit for counting cattle. Its Germanic root has relatives across northern Europe.
How HEAD is used
Countable. Also a verb: headed, heads.
- A head of cattle is counted the same way as a person.
- The word head builds more idioms than almost any other noun.
- They headed north and turned back at dusk.
- Two heads are proverbially better than one.
- Head works as noun, verb and adjective alike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEAD
The 4 tiles of HEAD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with HEAD
Showing 24 of 203 words that begin with HEAD.
Words ending in HEAD
Showing 24 of 191 words that end in HEAD. Useful as a back hook: play HEAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEAD inside
Showing 24 of 311 words that contain HEAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HEAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEAD
Common questions about HEAD
- Is HEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEAD worth?
- HEAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEAD mean?
- The upper part of the body containing the brain.
- What letters can be added to HEAD?
- HEAD takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HEAD:
Open HEAD in the Word Finder