Is HEADACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADACHES mean?
Headaches is a form of HEADACHE.
- noun
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
“New York traffic is a constant concern”
- noun
pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 HEADACHES
HEADACHES 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 HEADACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headache17
- shaheed14
- hashed13
- cashed12
- chased12
- dachas12
- ached11
- chads11
- dacha11
- eched11
- hahas11
- aches10
- chase10
- eches10
- chad10
- haha10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hehs10
- shah10
- ceased9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- deash9
- hades9
- heads9
- heeds9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- ache9
- cash9
- each9
- eche9
- hah9
- heh9
- shh9
- cades8
- cased8
- cedes8
- daces8
- ahed8
- dahs8
- dash8
- edhs8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- heed8
- shad8
- shed8
- cease7
- aahs7
- aced7
- cade7
- cads7
- cede7
- dace7
- haes7
- scad7
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