Unscramble HEADWATERS to get 353 words. HEADWATERS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 17 points: WATERHEADS. Of the shorter words, WATERSHED, HEADWATER and WATERHEAD lead with 16 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HEADWATERS by length: 2 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 20 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
2 10-letter words in HEADWATERS use every letter: HEADWATERS and its 1 anagram WATERHEADS, all with 17 points.
Of the 20 8-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADWATERS, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. SEAWATER and EASTWARD are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from HEADWATERS; 7 of them share the top score of 14. WEATHER, THREADS and HEADSET are everyday picks.
8 of 60 6-letter words in HEADWATERS tie at 13 points; none scores more. THREAD, AWARDS and SHARED will look familiar.
The 5-letter words made with HEADWATERS letters are led by DAWAH, HAWED and HEWED, 12 points each. DEATH, AWARD and HEARD are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADWATERS, 13 score 10 points, the group's best. HARD, HEAD and DRAW are the ones most people know.
HAW, HEW and WHA are the top 3-letter words from HEADWATERS, 9 points each. ARE, WAS and HAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HEADWATERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HE · ending in RS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with WATERSHED (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HEADWATERS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADWATERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 353) | 290 | 353 | 273 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RAWHEADS, WASHERED, RAWHEAD, WRETHED, DAWAHS, HAWSED, THEWED, WRETHES, DAWAH, REWTHS, THEWES, WASTERED and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: WATERHEADS, WATERHEAD, HAWEATERS, HAWEATER, ADWARES, SHARTED, ADWARE, SHWA, WAAH, AHED, AHS, EEW and 5 more, 17 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of HEADWATERS spell the words below.