Is HEADMISTRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADMISTRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADMISTRESS mean?
- noun
a woman headmaster
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (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 HEADMISTRESS
HEADMISTRESS 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 HEADMISTRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hetaerisms15
- streamsides14
- erethisms14
- hetaerism14
- marshiest14
- emdashes14
- misheard14
- semihard14
- shmeared14
- demitasses13
- sidestream13
- streamside13
- diatheses13
- headrests13
- atheisms13
- erethism13
- hamsters13
- marishes13
- meshiest13
- messiahs13
- mishears13
- smartish13
- smashers13
- smithers13
- dirhams13
- hedarim13
- marshed13
- midrash13
- smashed13
- demisters12
- demitasse12
- destreams12
- diameters12
- diatremes12
- dreamiest12
- esthesias12
- misseated12
- sidemeats12
- airsheds12
- dashiest12
- diethers12
- hardiest12
- headiest12
- headrest12
- headsets12
- radishes12
- shadiest12
- atheism12
- hamster12
- hareems12
- hermits12
- marshes12
- mashers12
- mashies12
- meshier12
- messiah12
- mishear12
- mithers12
- shmears12
- shmeers12
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