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
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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