Unscramble HEADGUARDS and you have 270 words, HEADGUARDS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from HEADGUARDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 12 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in HEADGUARDS: HEADGUARD, for 15 points.
RHAGADES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with HEADGUARDS letters; it scores 13 points.
10 of 52 6-letter words from HEADGUARDS tie at 11 points; none scores more. SHARED, GRADES and ARGUED will look familiar.
DADAH and HADED share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words in HEADGUARDS. SHARE, HEARD and AHEAD are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with HEADGUARDS letters; 27 of them share the top score of 8. HARD, HEAD and DRUG are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADGUARDS, the top score is 7, reached by 7. HAS, HAD and ADD are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHUDDER and SRADDHA (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HEADGUARDS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADGUARDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 270) | 196 | 270 | 184 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEADGUARDS, HEADGUARD, RHAGADES, DARGAHS, DURGAHS, SHARDED, DADAHS, DARGAH, DURGAH, DUSHED, DADAH, HAUSED and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AHED, ARGH, AUGH, DURAGS, SHURA, AGUED, DUH, AHS, AGS, DAS, EDS and DA, 12 in all.