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PIERHEAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. PIERHEAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

p3i1e1r1h4e1a1d2
Depends on the listPIERHEAD · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PIERHEAD?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 46 / 100

46WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
7%

Our own measure of how useful PIERHEAD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PIERHEAD

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pierheads15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PIERHEAD scores

Scrabble p3i1e1r1h4e1a1d2 14
Words with Friends p4i1e1r1h3e1a1d2 14

Face value of the 8 tiles in PIERHEAD, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
i19
e212
r16
h12
a19
d14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIERHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PIERHEAD

pierheads15

1 longer words begin with PIERHEAD.

Shorter words from the letters in PIERHEAD

ephedra13 raphide13 heapier12 headier11 harped12 heaped12 heaper11 adhere10 dehair10 haired10 header10 hedera10 heired10 heried10 diaper9 hearie9 paired9 pardee9 pardie9 perdie9 reaped9 repaid9 epeira8 pereia8 aeried7 dearie7 rediae7 aphid11 hepar10 phare10 pheer10 raphe10 hared9 heard9 heder9 hider9 hired9 rahed9 drape8 heare8

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Common questions about PIERHEAD

Is PIERHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIERHEAD is not in it.
How many points is PIERHEAD worth?
PIERHEAD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PIERHEAD?
PIERHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PIERHEAD:

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