Is HEADLANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADLANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADLANDS mean?
Headlands is a form of HEADLAND.
- noun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 14 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 HEADLANDS
HEADLANDS 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 HEADLANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headland13
- daledhs12
- handled12
- handles11
- handsel11
- daledh11
- dashed11
- handed11
- shaded11
- sandaled10
- endash10
- hadean10
- handle10
- lashed10
- shaled10
- haded10
- adlands9
- dandles9
- hansel9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- dahls9
- deash9
- dhals9
- hadal9
- hades9
- haled9
- hands9
- heads9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shend9
- addles8
- adland8
- daedal8
- dandle8
- dedans8
- desand8
- landed8
- sadden8
- saddle8
- sanded8
- ashen8
- hales8
- hansa8
- hanse8
- heals8
- leash8
- selah8
- shale8
- sheal8
- ahed8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dhal8
- edhs8
- hade8
- haed8
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