Is HEADSTRONG a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADSTRONG is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADSTRONG mean?
- adjective
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 HEADSTRONG
HEADSTRONG 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 HEADSTRONG
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- goatherds14
- goatherd13
- thronged13
- hardnose12
- shortage12
- staghorn12
- ghosted12
- gnashed12
- hagdons12
- hagrode12
- sandhog12
- thonged12
- dragonets11
- dearths11
- dehorns11
- dehorts11
- gathers11
- gheraos11
- gorhens11
- hadrons11
- handers11
- handset11
- hangers11
- hardens11
- hardest11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- hostage11
- rehangs11
- sharted11
- shorted11
- stengah11
- thorned11
- threads11
- throned11
- throngs11
- trashed11
- gashed11
- hagdon11
- hanged11
- dragnets10
- dragonet10
- grandest10
- another10
- anthers10
- anthros10
- earshot10
- hoarsen10
- hornets10
- senhora10
- shorten10
- thenars10
- thrones10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
- dehorn10
- dehors10
- dehort10
- endash10
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