HORSEHEAD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. HORSEHEAD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
h4o1r1s1e1h4e1a1d2
PlayableHORSEHEAD · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept HORSEHEAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful HORSEHEAD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSEHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
horseheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORSEHEAD scores
Scrabble h4o1r1s1e1h4e1a1d2 16
Words with Friends h3o1r1s1e1h3e1a1d2 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in HORSEHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORSEHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HORSEHEAD
1 longer words begin with HORSEHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in HORSEHEAD
rehashed15 sorehead12 harshed14 shaheed14 adheres11 headers11 hearsed11 hederas11 reshoed11 sheared11 oreades8 hashed13 horahs12 rehash12 adhere10 dasher10 dehors10 header10 heards10 hedera10 heders10 hersed10 hoards10 hoared10 hordes10 horsed10 rashed10 reshod10 shader10 shared10 shoder10 shored10 ahorse9 ashore9 haeres9 heares9 hearse9 heroes9 hoarse9 reshoe9
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Common questions about HORSEHEAD
- Is HORSEHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HORSEHEAD is not in it.
- How many points is HORSEHEAD worth?
- HORSEHEAD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HORSEHEAD?
- HORSEHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HORSEHEAD:
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