Is PIGHEADEDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PIGHEADEDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PIGHEADEDNESS mean?
- noun
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PIGHEADEDNESS
PIGHEADEDNESS 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 PIGHEADEDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pigheaded17
- pinheaded16
- deanships15
- diapedeses14
- deanship14
- dishpans14
- headpins14
- pinheads14
- shedding14
- sphinges14
- dispensed13
- gapeseeds13
- headiness13
- speedings13
- deashing13
- headends13
- headings13
- paddings13
- shadings13
- aphides13
- daphnes13
- diphase13
- dishpan13
- hasping13
- headpin13
- heaping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- pinhead13
- shaping13
- diageneses12
- deseeding12
- danishes12
- dasheens12
- depsides12
- despised12
- dipsades12
- dispends12
- endashes12
- gapeseed12
- shandies12
- speeding12
- apheses12
- aphesis12
- dashing12
- deashed12
- gnashed12
- headend12
- heading12
- heeding12
- hipness12
- inphase12
- neighed12
- padding12
- peahens12
- saddish12
- shading12
- siddhas12
- spahees12
- sphenes12
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