Possible Words From headword
By length, the words from HEADWORD split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 10 with 6, 34 with 5, 66 with 4, 55 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
1 word · top score 16
- headword16
7 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
1 word · top score 12 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with HEADWORD letters: HOARDED, 12 points.
- hoarded12
6 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
10 words · top score 13 · everyday: ADORED, WORDED
The best of the 6-letter words in HEADWORD is WHORED, 13 points; HORDED and WADDER on 11 follow. ADORED and WORDED are everyday picks.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
34 words · top score 12 · everyday: HEARD, HORDE, DREAD
Among the 5-letter words from HEADWORD, HAWED leads with 12 points, then HOWRE and WHARE on 11. HEARD, HORDE and DREAD are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
66 words · top score 11 · everyday: READ, ROAD, HARD
DHOW tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADWORD at 11 points; next come HOWE and WHAE on 10. READ, ROAD and HARD will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
55 words · top score 9 · everyday: ARE, WHO, HAD
Of the 55 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADWORD, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. ARE, WHO and HAD are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with headword
24 words · top score 5 · everyday: OR, DO, HE
11 of 24 2-letter words from HEADWORD tie at 5 points; none scores more. OR, DO and HE will look familiar.
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Neighbor Words of HEADWORD
Keep every letter of HEADWORD but one, change that one, and you get:
- E O gives HARDWOOD · words from hardwood
- R S gives SHADOWED · unscramble shadowed
- H C gives COWARDED · words from cowarded
- D R gives HARROWED · words from harrowed
- W P gives DROPHEAD · words from drophead
- D S gives SHADOWER · unscramble shadower
More 8-letter words: starting with HE · ending in RD · all 8-letter words
Definitions for the Top HEADWORD Plays
HEADWORD first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- HEADWORD 16 · 15
- a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
- WHORED 13 · 12
- to consort with prostitutes
- HAWED 12 · 11
- to turn left
- HOARDED 12 · 11
- to gather and store away
- DHOW 11 · 10
- a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
- HORDED 11 · 10
- to gather in a large group
- WADDER 11 · 11
- one that wads
- WARDED 11 · 11
- to turn aside
Can You Play HEADWORD in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes. HEADWORD is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADWORD itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 191) | 150 | 191 | 147 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 41 of them: HOWRE, WHARE, WHEAR, HOARED, WHAE, WOAH, DAWD, DOWAR, DOWD, HOAED, RAHED, WADD and 29 more. Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: DOH, EW and ARO.
Unscramble HEADWORD and you have 191 words, HEADWORD itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Longer Words Built on HEADWORD
This word takes every letter of HEADWORD plus a single extra one.