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.
Which word lists accept HEADWAITER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
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
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.
What does HEADWAITER mean in Scrabble?
noun
The person in charge of the waiters in a restaurant, who greets guests and shows them to their tables.
The headwaiter decides who sits where and settles complaints before they reach the manager. In smart restaurants this senior role carries real authority over the dining room.
How HEADWAITER is used
Headwaiter is used in the restaurant trade, and is often written as two words.
- The headwaiter led us to a table by the window.
- We asked the headwaiter to recommend a wine.
- A polite headwaiter handled the mix-up with our booking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEADWAITER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEADWAITER
1 longer words begin with HEADWAITER.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADWAITER
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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 does HEADWAITER mean?
- The person in charge of the waiters in a restaurant, who greets guests and shows them to their tables.
- 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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