HEADMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEADMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEADMAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEADMAN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEADMAN
No single letter turns HEADMAN into another word.
How HEADMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEADMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HEADMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The chief or leader of a village or tribe.
In many rural communities the headman settles disputes and speaks for the group before outside authorities. The same word was also used for a foreman and, more darkly, for an executioner who beheads, but the village leader is the common meaning.
How HEADMAN is used
Anthropologists and travel writers call the village leader a headman.
- The headman welcomed the visitors with tea.
- Villagers brought their quarrel to the headman for judgement.
- The headman of the tribe held the post for thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEADMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADMAN
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Common questions about HEADMAN
- Is HEADMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEADMAN worth?
- HEADMAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEADMAN mean?
- The chief or leader of a village or tribe.
- What letters can be added to HEADMAN?
- No single letter can be added to HEADMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEADMAN:
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