Is HEADWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of HeadwardsHooks for HEADWARDS
HEADWARDS 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 HEADWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headward16
- warheads15
- warhead14
- shawed13
- shrewd13
- washed13
- awarded12
- sraddha12
- swarded12
- wadders12
- hawser12
- rewash12
- washer12
- hawed12
- adwares11
- seaward11
- dashed11
- shaded11
- wadder11
- warded11
- awash11
- hawse11
- shrew11
- adware10
- awards10
- dasher10
- dewars10
- shader10
- shared10
- sradha10
- waders10
- dawed10
- haded10
- waded10
- haws10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- waah10
- wash10
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- award9
- deash9
- dewar9
- draws9
- hades9
- hards9
- hared9
- heads9
- heard9
- herds9
- sadhe9
- sawed9
- shade9
- shard9
- sherd9
- shred9
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