Is HEADWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADWAYS mean?
Headways is a form of HEADWAY.
- noun
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
- noun
forward movement
“the ship made little headway against the gale”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 18 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 HEADWAYS
HEADWAYS 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 HEADWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headway17
- washday17
- whydas16
- whyda15
- washy14
- wheys14
- shawed13
- swayed13
- washed13
- whey13
- whys13
- seaway12
- dashy12
- hawed12
- hayed12
- heady12
- shady12
- yawed12
- why12
- awash11
- ayahs11
- hawse11
- yeahs11
- dewy11
- wady11
- ashy10
- away10
- ayah10
- haws10
- hays10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shay10
- shew10
- shwa10
- sway10
- waah10
- wash10
- ways10
- wyes10
- yaws10
- yeah10
- yews10
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- deash9
- hades9
- heads9
- sadhe9
- sawed9
- sayed9
- shade9
- wades9
- haw9
- hay9
- hew9
- hey9
- shy9
- way9
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