Is HEADBANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADBANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADBANDS mean?
Headbands is a form of HEADBAND.
- noun
a band worn around or over the head
“the earphones were held in place by a headband”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 HEADBANDS
HEADBANDS 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 HEADBANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headband15
- abashed13
- bashed12
- sanddab11
- dashed11
- handed11
- shaded11
- banded10
- endash10
- hadean10
- abash10
- haded10
- abased9
- bandas9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- bedad9
- deash9
- hades9
- hands9
- heads9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shend9
- bash9
- dedans8
- desand8
- sadden8
- sanded8
- ashen8
- baaed8
- banda8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
- bends8
- hansa8
- hanse8
- sabed8
- ahed8
- dahs8
- dash8
- edhs8
- hade8
- haed8
- hand8
- head8
- shad8
- shed8
- bah8
- abase7
- banes7
- beans7
- dadas7
- deads7
- nabes7
- aahs7
- abed7
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