Is HEADFIRST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADFIRST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADFIRST mean?
- adjective
with the head foremost
“a headfirst plunge down the stairs”
- adverb
with the head foremost
“the runner slid headlong into third base”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + F (4) + I (1) + R (1) + S (1) + T (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 HEADFIRST
HEADFIRST 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 HEADFIRST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- redshift15
- deafish14
- faithed14
- redfish14
- shafted14
- shifted14
- fathers13
- hafters13
- ratfish13
- shifter13
- fashed13
- fished13
- hafted13
- hardiest12
- afresh12
- faiths12
- father12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- friths12
- hafter12
- sharif12
- sherif12
- shrift12
- trefah12
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dithers11
- farside11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shirted11
- strafed11
- threads11
- trashed11
- faith11
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- hafts11
- hefts11
- shaft11
- sheaf11
- shift11
- thief11
- fairest10
- hastier10
- adrift10
- dafter10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
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