Unscramble HEADGATES and you have 230 words, HEADGATES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of HEADGATES is on the page: STAGEHEAD, each 14 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HEADGATES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
HEDGE tops the 5-letter words in HEADGATES at 10 points; next come AAHED and AGHAS on 9. DEATH, STAGE and SHEET will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with HEADGATES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 19. DATE, DATA and HEAD are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADGATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. HAS, SEE and GET will look familiar.
These 5 words have the length of HEADGATES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
HEADGATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HEADGATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADGATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 185 | 230 | 173 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEADAGES, GHASTED, HEADAGE, TASHED, AGASTED, GATHS, GHEST, HEASTE, THEED, ASHET, EATAGES, EATHE and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STAGEHEAD, AHED, AHS, TASED, AGS, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA, EST, TES and TE, 12 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of HEADGATES plus a single extra one.