HEADWORDS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HEADWORDS 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.
h4e1a1d2w4o1r1d2s1
PlayableHEADWORDS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HEADWORDS?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful HEADWORDS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEADWORDS
No single letter turns HEADWORDS into another word.
How HEADWORDS scores
Scrabble h4e1a1d2w4o1r1d2s1 17
Words with Friends h3e1a1d2w4o1r1d2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in HEADWORDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEADWORDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADWORDS
headword16 shadowed16 shadower15 showded15 shrowed14 drowsed12 hoarded12 sharded12 swarded12 sworded12 wadders12 redowas11 deodars9 hawsed13 shadow13 shawed13 showed13 shrewd13 shrowd13 washed13 whored13 hawser12 howres12 reshow12 rewash12 shower12 washer12 whares12 whores12 dashed11 dowsed11 hodads11 horded11 shaded11 wadder11 warded11 woaded11 worded11 dasher10 dehors10
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Common questions about HEADWORDS
- Is HEADWORDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADWORDS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEADWORDS worth?
- HEADWORDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HEADWORDS?
- No single letter can be added to HEADWORDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HEADWORDS:
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