HEEDLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HEEDLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEEDLESS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEEDLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEEDLESS
No single letter turns HEEDLESS into another word.
How HEEDLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEEDLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEEDLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEEDLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Paying little or no attention, often with careless disregard for warnings or danger.
A heedless act ignores advice and risk alike, and the result is frequently regret. The word suggests carelessness more than malice.
How HEEDLESS is used
Heedless is usually followed by of, as in heedless of the danger.
- Heedless of the warning, he stepped onto the thin ice.
- The heedless driver ran the red light.
- Their heedless spending soon emptied the account.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEEDLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEEDLESS
3 longer words begin with HEEDLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HEEDLESS
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Common questions about HEEDLESS
- Is HEEDLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEEDLESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEEDLESS worth?
- HEEDLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEEDLESS mean?
- Paying little or no attention, often with careless disregard for warnings or danger.
- What letters can be added to HEEDLESS?
- No single letter can be added to HEEDLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEEDLESS:
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