Is HEADPHONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADPHONE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADPHONE mean?
- noun
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
“it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (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 HEADPHONE
Single letters that turn HEADPHONE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HEADPHONE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hophead16
- ephah13
- daphne12
- heaped12
- phoned12
- peahen11
- ephod11
- hoped11
- phone10
- depone9
- opened9
- honda9
- honed9
- epha9
- heap9
- hope9
- opah9
- pheo9
- phon9
- hah9
- heh9
- epode8
- naped8
- paned8
- ahed8
- hade8
- haed8
- hand8
- head8
- heed8
- hoed8
- odah8
- ohed8
- hap8
- hep8
- hop8
- pah8
- peh8
- pho8
- poh8
- paeon7
- aped7
- apod7
- deep7
- dopa7
- dope7
- haen7
- hone7
- oped7
- peed7
- pend7
- pond7
- dah7
- doh7
- edh7
- had7
- hod7
- anode6
- donee6
- nape6
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