HEADWAITER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HEADWAITER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
h4e1a1d2w4a1i1t1e1r1
PlayableHEADWAITER · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept HEADWAITER?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.1%
Our own measure of how useful HEADWAITER is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEADWAITER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
headwaitersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEADWAITER scores
Scrabble h4e1a1d2w4a1i1t1e1r1 17
Words with Friends h3e1a1d2w4a1i1t1e1r1 16
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEADWAITER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEADWAITER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HEADWAITER
1 longer words begin with HEADWAITER.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADWAITER
headwater16 waterhead16 withered15 wreathed15 aweather14 haweater14 wheatear14 wheatier14 awearied12 deathier12 waitered12 eradiate9 rawhead14 rawhide14 thrawed14 warhead14 wrathed14 wrethed14 writhed14 thawier13 thewier13 weather13 whereat13 wreathe13 airhead11 airthed11 awaited11 awardee11 dewater11 diether11 earthed11 headier11 hearted11 tarweed11 watered11 wearied11 awaiter10 hetaera10 hetaira10 teaware10
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Common questions about HEADWAITER
- Is HEADWAITER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADWAITER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEADWAITER worth?
- HEADWAITER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HEADWAITER?
- HEADWAITER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEADWAITER:
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