Is BONEHEADED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BONEHEADED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BONEHEADED mean?
- adjective
(used informally) stupid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 BONEHEADED
BONEHEADED 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 BONEHEADED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beheaded15
- bonehead14
- bedhead14
- headend12
- behead12
- deboned11
- handed11
- headed11
- heeded11
- hodden11
- aboded10
- banded10
- beaded10
- bended10
- bonded10
- bohea10
- haded10
- hodad10
- obeah10
- beaned9
- bendee9
- debone9
- bedad9
- boded9
- honda9
- honed9
- deaden8
- deaned8
- needed8
- abode8
- adobe8
- baned8
- boned8
- ahed8
- hade8
- haed8
- hand8
- head8
- heed8
- hoed8
- odah8
- ohed8
- bah8
- hob8
- beano7
- ended7
- abed7
- bade7
- band7
- bead7
- bend7
- bode7
- bond7
- dobe7
- haen7
- hone7
- dah7
- doh7
- edh7
- had7
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