Is BEHEADINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHEADINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHEADINGS mean?
Beheadings is a form of BEHEADING.
- noun
execution by cutting off the victim's head
- noun
killing by cutting off the head
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BEHEADINGS
BEHEADINGS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BEHEADINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beheading16
- bigheads15
- banished14
- bighead14
- deashing13
- headings13
- bashing13
- beheads13
- behinds13
- shebang13
- beadings12
- debasing12
- banshee12
- banshie12
- dashing12
- gnashed12
- heading12
- heeding12
- neighed12
- shading12
- shebean12
- bashed12
- behead12
- behind12
- bhangs12
- beading11
- dasheen11
- banish11
- gashed11
- hading11
- hanged11
- hedges11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- sighed11
- bhang11
- bandies10
- basined10
- beignes10
- sabeing10
- ashing10
- badges10
- banged10
- binged10
- danish10
- debags10
- endash10
- geisha10
- haeing10
- henges10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- sandhi10
- shined10
- hedge10
- sahib10
- beanies9
- seeding9
- abides9
- ashine9
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