Is NAILHEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NAILHEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NAILHEADS mean?
Nailheads is a form of NAILHEAD.
- noun
something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device
- noun
flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 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 NAILHEADS
NAILHEADS 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 NAILHEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headsail12
- nailhead12
- dahlias11
- halides11
- handles11
- handsel11
- inhaled11
- inhales10
- dahlia10
- danish10
- delish10
- endash10
- hadean10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- handle10
- lashed10
- sandhi10
- shaled10
- shield10
- shined10
- ashine9
- hansel9
- inhale9
- sheila9
- shenai9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- dahls9
- dashi9
- deash9
- deshi9
- dhals9
- hadal9
- hades9
- haled9
- halid9
- hands9
- heads9
- hides9
- hinds9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- aliased8
- denials8
- naiades8
- snailed8
- ashen8
- hails8
- hales8
- hansa8
- hanse8
- heals8
- heils8
- leash8
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