Is HEADSTOCK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADSTOCK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADSTOCK mean?
- noun
the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) = 19 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 HEADSTOCK
Single letters that turn HEADSTOCK 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 HEADSTOCK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hotcakes17
- shacked17
- shocked17
- thacked17
- kathodes16
- hotcake16
- choked16
- hacked16
- hocked16
- stockade15
- kathode15
- chokes15
- haceks15
- shacko15
- sketch15
- thacks15
- cathodes14
- dockets14
- stacked14
- stocked14
- khedas14
- choke14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hecks14
- hocks14
- ketch14
- shack14
- shock14
- thack14
- cathode13
- coheads13
- scathed13
- casked13
- docket13
- sacked13
- socked13
- tacked13
- tocked13
- dhaks13
- hoked13
- kheda13
- hack13
- heck13
- hock13
- cashed12
- casket12
- cathed12
- chased12
- cohead12
- coshed12
- detach12
- socket12
- caked12
- coked12
- decks12
- docks12
- hakes12
- hokes12
- khats12
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