Is HEADWAITER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADWAITER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADWAITER mean?
- noun
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 HEADWAITER
Single letters that turn HEADWAITER 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 HEADWAITER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headwater16
- waterhead16
- withered15
- wreathed15
- aweather14
- haweater14
- wheatear14
- rawhide14
- thrawed14
- warhead14
- wrathed14
- writhed14
- thewier13
- weather13
- whereat13
- wreathe13
- thawed13
- whited13
- withed13
- waitered12
- thawer12
- wether12
- whiter12
- wither12
- wraith12
- wreath12
- writhe12
- hawed12
- hewed12
- width12
- airhead11
- airthed11
- awaited11
- awardee11
- dewater11
- diether11
- earthed11
- headier11
- hearted11
- tarweed11
- watered11
- wearied11
- hewer11
- thraw11
- threw11
- wheat11
- where11
- white11
- withe11
- wrath11
- whid11
- awaiter10
- hetaera10
- hetaira10
- teaware10
- adhere10
- adware10
- dawtie10
- dearth10
- dehair10
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