headword
Headword can refer to a content word that can be qualified by a modifier or a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry).
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
15
Starts
HE
Ends
ORD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HEADWORD” Mean?
/ˈhɛdwɜːd/
headword has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa content word that can be qualified by a modifier
a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
Length
8 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
D
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
H, E, A, D, W, O, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HEADWORD has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HEADWORD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HEADWORD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HEADWORD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGD
CV Pattern
CVVCCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
HE, EA, AD, DW, WO, OR, RD
Trigrams
HEA, EAD, ADW, DWO, WOR, ORD
Crossword Intelligence
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