Is HAMMERHEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAMMERHEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAMMERHEADS mean?
Hammerheads is a form of HAMMERHEAD.
- noun
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
- noun
the striking part of a hammer
- noun
medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + M (3) + M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 22 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 HAMMERHEADS
HAMMERHEADS 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 HAMMERHEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hammerhead21
- hammered16
- rehashed15
- shammed15
- shmeared14
- hammers14
- hemmers14
- shaheed14
- shammer14
- hammed14
- hemmed14
- edamames13
- ashamed13
- dharmas13
- marshed13
- hammer13
- hashed13
- hemmer13
- dammars12
- dammers12
- edamame12
- hareems12
- madames12
- smarmed12
- dharma12
- emdash12
- harmed12
- mashed12
- meshed12
- rehash12
- shamed12
- adheres11
- headers11
- hearsed11
- sheared11
- ashram11
- dammar11
- dammer11
- hareem11
- harems11
- hermae11
- madame11
- madams11
- masher11
- rammed11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- shmear11
- shmeer11
- hahas11
- harsh11
- smeared10
- adhere10
- dasher10
- emmers10
- header10
- heders10
- mamees10
- shader10
- shared10
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