Is HEADWINDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEADWINDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEADWINDS mean?
Headwinds is a form of HEADWIND.
- noun
wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (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 HEADWINDS
HEADWINDS 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 HEADWINDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headwind16
- wahines13
- shawed13
- washed13
- whined13
- wished13
- swidden12
- waddies12
- newish12
- wahine12
- whenas12
- whines12
- hawed12
- whids12
- dashed11
- dawned11
- dished11
- dwined11
- handed11
- hidden11
- shaded11
- siddha11
- waddie11
- winded11
- hawse11
- shawn11
- shewn11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- wisha11
- whid11
- danish10
- dewans10
- diwans10
- dwines10
- endash10
- sandhi10
- shined10
- snawed10
- wadies10
- widens10
- dawed10
- haded10
- hided10
- waded10
- haws10
- hewn10
- hews10
- hwan10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- wash10
- when10
- whin10
- wish10
- dandies9
- ashine9
- shenai9
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