How many words with HEAD are there?

This page lists 405 words with HEAD from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With HEAD

All 405 words in our dictionary that contain HEAD — sorted by Scrabble score.

405 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

puzzleheaded37 chuckleheaded29 headquartering28 knuckleheaded28 chowderheaded27 chuckleheads27 headquartered27 chucklehead26 headmasterships26 knuckleheads26 muddleheadedly26 chowderheads25 headmastership25 headquarters25 knucklehead25 thickheaded25 wrongheadedly25 chowderhead24 featherheaded24 hardheadedly24 headquarter24 headshrinkers24 wrongheadedness24 bubbleheaded23 buffleheads23 clearheadedly23 fatheadednesses23 hardheadedness23 headshrinker23 hotheadednesses23 juiceheads23 levelheadedness23 pigheadednesses23 poppyheads23 softheadedly23 swellheadedness23 thickheads23 blackheads22 blockheads22 bufflehead22 bullheadedly22 clearheadedness22 eggheadednesses22 fatheadedly22 featherheads22 hammerheads22 hotheadedly22 juicehead22 pigheadedly22 pinheadednesses22 poppyhead22 preheadache22 softheadedness22 thickhead22 beachheads21 blackhead21 blockhead21 boneheadedness21 bubbleheads21 bullheadedness21 copperheads21 fatheadedness21 featherhead21 hammerhead21 headforemost21 hotheadedness21 muddleheaded21 multiwarhead21 pigheadedness21 roundheadedness21 showerheads21 woodenheaded21 beachhead20 bubblehead20 copperhead20 doubleheaders20 eggheadedness20 fiddleheads20 fountainheads20 headachiest20 headachy20 headcheeses20 headfishes20 headmistresses20 headstocks20 headworks20 jugheads20 lightheaded20 longheadedness20 pinheadedness20 sheepsheads20 showerhead20 sleepyheads20 thunderheads20 whiteheads20 wrongheaded20 bridgeheads19 bulkheads19 cokeheads19 doubleheader19 dunderheaded19 fiddlehead19 figureheads19 fountainhead19 hardheaded19 hashheads19 headachier19 headcheese19 headhunting19 headlocks19 headphones19 headstock19 headwork19 jarheads19 jughead19 levelheaded19 lunkheaded19 sheepshead19 sleepyhead19 spearheading19 swellheaded19 thunderhead19 timberheads19 whitehead19 woodenheads19 baldheaded18 bridgehead18 bulkhead18 clearheaded18 cokehead18 deadheading18 dumbheads18 figurehead18 hashhead18 headaches18 headfish18 headhunted18 headhunters18 headlessnesses18 headlights18 headlock18 headmistress18 headphone18 headpieces18 headships18 headspaces18 headsprings18 headwaiters18 headways18 jarhead18 maidenheads18 mastheading18 multiheaded18 plowheads18 softheaded18 spearheaded18 springheads18 subheadings18 timberhead18 woodenhead18 arrowheads17 bareheaded17 barrelheads17 beheadings17 bigheaded17 boneheaded17 bowheads17 bullheaded17 coolheaded17 deadheaded17 dragonheads17 dumbhead17 dunderheads17 fatheaded17 hardheads17 headache17 headboards17 headhunter17 headlamps17 headlight17 headmasters17 headpiece17 headship17 headspace17 headspring17 headstreams17 headwaiter17 headwaters17 headway17 headwinds17 headwords17 hogsheads17 hopheads17 hotheaded17 loggerheads17 lowliheads17 lunkheads17 maidenhead17 mastheaded17 pigheaded17 plowhead17 roundheaded17 skinheads17 springhead17 subheading17 swellheads17 towheaded17 acidheads16 arrowhead16 baldheads16 barrelhead16 beheading16 bowhead16 coheading16 crossheads16 dopeheads16 dragonhead16 dropheads16 drumheads16 dunderhead16 eggheaded16 flatheads16 foreheads16 hardhead16 headbands16 headboard16 headdresses16 headfirst16 headhunts16 headlamp16 headlessness16 headmaster16 headstays16 headstream16 headwater16 headwind16 headword16 hogshead16 hophead16 loggerhead16 longheaded16 lowlihead16 lunkhead16 overheads16 pinheaded16 printheads16 sapheaded16 scareheads16 shitheads16 skinhead16 softheads16 spearheads16 swellhead16 wellheads16 acidhead15 baldhead15 beheaded15 bigheads15 billheads15 blueheads15 boltheads15 boneheads15 bullheads15 coheaded15 crosshead15 deadheads15 dopehead15 drophead15 drumhead15 fatheads15 flathead15 forehead15 greenheads15 headband15 headhunt15 headinesses15 headlining15 headraces15 headrooms15 headstands15 headstay15 headstrong15 hotheads15 letterheads15 mastheads15 meatheads15 overhead15 printhead15 redheaded15 scarehead15 shithead15 softhead15 soreheaded15 spearhead15 towheads15 turtleheads15 warheads15 wellhead15 airheaded14 barehead14 bighead14 billhead14 bluehead14 bolthead14 bonehead14 bullhead14 catheads14 deadhead14 eggheads14 fathead14 giltheads14 godheads14 greenhead14 headdress14 headgates14 headgears14 headily14 headlands14 headlined14 headliners14 headmost14 headpins14 headrace14 headroom14 headsman14 headsmen14 headstalls14 headstand14 headstones14 hothead14 letterhead14 longheads14 masthead14 meathead14 pinheads14 pitheads14 potheads14 sapheads14 steelheads14 subheads14 towhead14 trailheads14 turtlehead14 warhead14 beheads13 cathead13 coheads13 egghead13 gilthead13 godhead13 headgate13 headgear13 headiness13 headings13 headland13 headliner13 headlines13 headlong13 headman13 headmen13 headnotes13 headpin13 headrests13 headsails13 headstall13 headstone13 longhead13 nailheads13 pinhead13 pithead13 pothead13 railheads13 redheads13 saphead13 soreheads13 steelhead13 subhead13 toolheads13 trailhead13 airheads12 behead12 cohead12 headiest12 heading12 headless12 headline12 headnote12 headrest12 headsail12 headsets12 heady12 nailhead12 railhead12 redhead12 sorehead12 toolhead12 airhead11 headed11 headers11 headier11 headset11 header10 ahead9 heads9 head8

Why HEAD words matter

Words containing HEAD are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 405 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 9 letters (97 words), 3 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 30 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is PUZZLEHEADED, worth 37.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are PUZZLEHEADED (37), CHUCKLEHEADED (29), HEADQUARTERING (28), KNUCKLEHEADED (28), CHOWDERHEADED (27). At 15 letters, CLEARHEADEDNESS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 17. Letter-wise, D is the workhorse — it appears in 405 of these words, ahead of H (405) and A (405).

Three words worth learning first

HEADER earns 10 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
When the rack looks hopeless, AHEAD (5 letters, 9 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
HEADS — 5 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Round out your set with HEADED (11), HEAD (8), BEHEAD (12), COHEAD (12), HEADY (12) — all built from common tiles.

One chunk, many words: HEAD

Letter chunks like HEAD are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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