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HEADMISTRESSY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. HEADMISTRESSY 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

h4e1a1d2m3i1s1t1r1e1s1s1y4
Depends on the listHEADMISTRESSY · 13 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept HEADMISTRESSY?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.69
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.85%

Our own measure of how useful HEADMISTRESSY is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HEADMISTRESSY

No single letter turns HEADMISTRESSY into another word.

How HEADMISTRESSY scores

Scrabble h4e1a1d2m3i1s1t1r1e1s1s1y4 22
Words with Friends h3e1a1d2m4i1s1t1r1e1s1s1y3 21

Face value of the 13 tiles in HEADMISTRESSY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
e212
a19
d14
m12
i19
s34
t16
r16
y12

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

Shorter words from the letters in HEADMISTRESSY

headmistress18 hydrastises18 streamsides14 dysthesias17 dasymeters16 hysteresis16 systemised16 hetaerisms15 systemiser15 timeshares15 demitasses13 mediatress13 misdeserts13 mistressed13 sidestream13 streamside13 diathermy18 hydremias18 myriadths18 erythemas17 dysthesia16 hydrastis16 dasymeter15 hysterias15 meteyards15 mydriases15 stemheads15 erethisms14 etherisms14 hermitess14 hetaerism14 marshiest14 mysteries14 symitares14 systemise14 timeshare14 diatheses13 headrests13 aesthesis12 demisters12

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Common questions about HEADMISTRESSY

Is HEADMISTRESSY valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADMISTRESSY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HEADMISTRESSY worth?
HEADMISTRESSY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HEADMISTRESSY?
No single letter can be added to HEADMISTRESSY to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of HEADMISTRESSY:

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