Is HEARTACHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTACHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTACHES mean?
Heartaches is a form of HEARTACHE.
- noun
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + 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 HEARTACHES
HEARTACHES 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 HEARTACHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heartache17
- cheetahs16
- hatchers16
- cheetah15
- chetahs15
- hatcher15
- hatches15
- heathers14
- sheather14
- chetah14
- cheths14
- cheaters13
- earaches13
- hectares13
- recheats13
- teachers13
- tracheae13
- tracheas13
- hearths13
- heather13
- sheathe13
- cheth13
- hatch13
- chaetae12
- chaster12
- cheater12
- earache12
- escheat12
- etchers12
- hectare12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- reaches12
- recheat12
- retches12
- reteach12
- teacher12
- teaches12
- trachea12
- hearth12
- heaths12
- rehash12
- sheath12
- thrash12
- thresh12
- hetaeras11
- arches11
- chaeta11
- charas11
- chares11
- charts11
- chaser11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- cheers11
- cherts11
- creesh11
- eschar11
- etcher11
- etches11
Study HEARTACHES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
