Is PIGHEADED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PIGHEADED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PIGHEADED mean?
- adjective
obstinate and stupid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 PIGHEADED
PIGHEADED 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 PIGHEADED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heaped12
- hedged12
- giddap11
- headed11
- aphid11
- phage11
- haded10
- hedge10
- hided10
- gaped9
- paged9
- epha9
- heap9
- edged8
- gaddi8
- gadid8
- peage8
- ahed8
- ghee8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- heed8
- hide8
- hied8
- hap8
- hep8
- hip8
- pah8
- peh8
- phi8
- aided7
- aped7
- deep7
- gape7
- padi7
- page7
- paid7
- peag7
- pedi7
- peed7
- pied7
- dah7
- edh7
- ghi7
- had7
- hag7
- hid7
- aged6
- dead6
- deed6
- died6
- edge6
- egad6
- gadi6
- gaed6
- geed6
- gied6
- ahi6
- dap6
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