Is BOWHEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOWHEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOWHEADS mean?
Bowheads is a form of BOWHEAD.
- noun
large-mouthed Arctic whale
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (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 BOWHEADS
BOWHEADS 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.
Anagrams of BOWHEADS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BOWHEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beshadow17
- bowhead16
- shadow13
- shawed13
- showed13
- washed13
- bashed12
- bowsed12
- dhows12
- hawed12
- boheas11
- obeahs11
- bawds11
- bowed11
- hawse11
- howes11
- whose11
- dhow11
- bohea10
- bowse10
- obeah10
- bawd10
- haws10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shaw10
- shew10
- show10
- shwa10
- wash10
- whoa10
- abodes9
- adobes9
- ashed9
- deash9
- dosha9
- dowse9
- hades9
- heads9
- hosed9
- odahs9
- sadhe9
- sawed9
- shade9
- shoed9
- sowed9
- wades9
- woads9
- bash9
- bosh9
- bows9
- hobs9
- swab9
- swob9
- wabs9
- webs9
- haw9
- hew9
- how9
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