189 words come out when you unscramble HEADFAST, starting with HEADFAST itself: 15 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. HEADFAST has 1 anagram here, FATHEADS, scoring 15 like HEADFAST itself. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
H43E1A1D2F4A1S1T1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HEADFAST split into 2 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 8 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 22 with 2.
5 of 40 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADFAST tie at 11 points; none scores more. DEATH, DATES and AHEAD will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with HEADFAST letters, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. DATE, DATA and HEAD are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADFAST, FAH and FEH tie for first at 9 points. HAS, HAD and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of HEADFAST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HE · ending in ST · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FATHEADS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts HEADFAST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADFAST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 189) | 160 | 189 | 143 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
29 of the 189 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEADFAST, DEFAST, TASHED, SAFED, ASHET, HADS, HASTA, HEAST, TAHAS, FAAS, SAFT, SHET and 17 more. 17 of the 189 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FAHS, FAH, AHED, FESTA, DEF, FEST, AHS, FES, TASED, FE, DAS, EDS and 5 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of HEADFAST and one more.