Is HEADBUTTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADBUTTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADBUTTING mean?
Headbutting is a form of HEADBUTT.
- verb
butt with the head
“The soccer player headbutted his oponent and was sent off the field”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HEADBUTTING
HEADBUTTING 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 HEADBUTTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- butthead14
- habitude14
- headbutt14
- unbathed14
- bedight14
- bighead14
- bighted14
- bathing13
- bunhead13
- habited13
- intubated12
- debating12
- debuting12
- gnathite12
- unhatted12
- habitue12
- heading12
- hindgut12
- bathed12
- behind12
- hagbut12
- abetting11
- abutting11
- debutant11
- unbitted11
- beading11
- daubing11
- dingbat11
- gahnite11
- hatting11
- haunted11
- heating11
- hutting11
- tighten11
- hading11
- hanged11
- henbit11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- bhang11
- bight11
- duetting10
- intubate10
- abutted10
- antibug10
- batting10
- beating10
- betting10
- butting10
- tabuing10
- unbated10
- banged10
- binged10
- budget10
- budgie10
- bunged10
- haeing10
- hanted10
- hating10
- hatted10
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