HEADLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HEADLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEADLINE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEADLINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEADLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEADLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEADLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEADLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEADLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The title at the top of a news article or page, printed to catch the reader's eye.
Editors write a headline to sum up a story in a few words. Broadcasters also use it for the main items read at the start of a news bulletin, and as a verb it means to be the star act.
How HEADLINE is used
Headline can be a noun or a verb, as in to headline a festival.
- The headline announced the result in large black letters.
- She read each headline before choosing an article.
- The band will headline the festival on Saturday night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEADLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEADLINE
4 longer words begin with HEADLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADLINE
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Common questions about HEADLINE
- Is HEADLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADLINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEADLINE worth?
- HEADLINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEADLINE mean?
- The title at the top of a news article or page, printed to catch the reader's eye.
- What letters can be added to HEADLINE?
- HEADLINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEADLINE:
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