Is HEADHUNTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADHUNTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADHUNTERS mean?
Headhunters is a form of HEADHUNTER.
- noun
a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
- noun
a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + H (4) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 HEADHUNTERS
HEADHUNTERS 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 HEADHUNTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headhunter17
- unsheathed17
- harshened16
- headhunts16
- unsheathe15
- headhunt15
- rehashed15
- sheathed15
- thrashed15
- threshed15
- underheats14
- ensheath14
- heathens14
- heathers14
- sheather14
- shaheed14
- adherents13
- neatherds13
- underheat13
- unearthed13
- unthreads13
- urethaned13
- harshen13
- hearths13
- heathen13
- heather13
- sheathe13
- hashed13
- hushed13
- urethanes12
- adherent12
- enthused12
- hastened12
- headrest12
- neatherd12
- thunders12
- unheated12
- unshared12
- unthread12
- hearth12
- heaths12
- rehash12
- sheath12
- thrash12
- thresh12
- thrush12
- hastener11
- haunters11
- heartens11
- unearths11
- urethane11
- urethans11
- adheres11
- dasheen11
- dearths11
- dhurnas11
- earthed11
- handers11
- handset11
- hardens11
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