Is WRONGHEADED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WRONGHEADED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WRONGHEADED mean?
- adjective
obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
“a wrongheaded policy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + R (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 WRONGHEADED
WRONGHEADED 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 WRONGHEADED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headword16
- hedgerow16
- downgrade15
- hogweed15
- whanged15
- hardedge14
- whangee14
- adherend13
- dehorned13
- gheraoed13
- hardened13
- rehanged13
- wandered13
- wondered13
- godhead13
- godward13
- nowhere13
- whereon13
- whored13
- adhered12
- dowager12
- dowered12
- drowned12
- endowed12
- gowaned12
- hagrode12
- headend12
- hoarded12
- ragweed12
- redhead12
- wagered12
- wagoned12
- wordage12
- wronged12
- hedged12
- wedged12
- hawed12
- hewed12
- whang12
- dangered11
- deranged11
- dogeared11
- gandered11
- gardened11
- endower11
- reendow11
- wagoner11
- dawned11
- downed11
- drownd11
- gnawed11
- gowned11
- hagdon11
- handed11
- hanged11
- headed11
- hedger11
- herded11
- hodden11
- horded11
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