Is HAIRDRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAIRDRESSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAIRDRESSING mean?
- noun
a toiletry for the hair
- noun
care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + D (2) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (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 HAIRDRESSING
Single letters that turn HAIRDRESSING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of HAIRDRESSING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HAIRDRESSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ridesharings17
- ridesharing16
- garnishers14
- dehairing14
- garnished14
- hagriders14
- garnisher13
- garnishes13
- hardiness13
- shearings13
- shirrings13
- adhering13
- deashing13
- dinghies13
- dishrags13
- hagrider13
- hagrides13
- headings13
- herdings13
- shadings13
- shindigs13
- grandsires12
- ringsiders12
- hairiness12
- airsheds12
- danishes12
- gharries12
- handsier12
- hangrier12
- hardness12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- herrings12
- radishes12
- rehiring12
- shandies12
- shearing12
- shindies12
- shirring12
- dashing12
- dishing12
- dishrag12
- gnashed12
- hagride12
- heading12
- herding12
- hidings12
- shading12
- shindig12
- diseasing11
- grandsire11
- grandsirs11
- rigidness11
- ringsider11
- ringsides11
- airshed11
- dashers11
- dashier11
- dehairs11
- dishier11
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