Is HEADQUARTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADQUARTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADQUARTERED mean?
Headquartered is a form of HEADQUARTER.
- verb
provide with headquarters
“the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + Q (10) + U (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 27 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 HEADQUARTERED
HEADQUARTERED 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 HEADQUARTERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headquarter24
- quadrated20
- quartered19
- adequate18
- quadrate18
- equated17
- quadrat17
- queered17
- quarter16
- queerer16
- rethreaded15
- equate15
- quaere15
- quarte15
- quatre15
- aquae14
- quare14
- quart14
- quate14
- queer14
- quad14
- threaded13
- aqua13
- reheated12
- rethread12
- threader12
- adhered12
- redhead12
- qat12
- qua12
- deaerated11
- retreaded11
- hetaerae11
- reheater11
- urethrae11
- adherer11
- druther11
- earthed11
- hearted11
- reheard11
- headed11
- heeded11
- herded11
- deterred10
- retarded10
- hetaera10
- urethra10
- adhere10
- dearth10
- dhurra10
- harder10
- hatred10
- header10
- heated10
- heeder10
- herder10
- thread10
- haded10
- deaerate9
- derated9
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