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Beachhead

b 3e 1a 1c 3h 4h 4e 1a 1d 2

About 2 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does beachhead mean?

noun

  1. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation

    “the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead”

  2. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments

    “the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors”

    Synonymsfoothold

Is BEACHHEAD a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BEACHHEAD worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
b 3e 1a 1c 3h 4h 4e 1a 1d 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
b 4e 1a 1c 4h 3h 3e 1a 1d 2

Wordfeud

22 pts
b 4e 1a 1c 4h 4h 4e 1a 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
b 4e 1a 1c 3h 3h 3e 1a 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BEACHHEAD

Hooks for BEACHHEAD

Add one letter to the front or back of BEACHHEAD to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

beachheads

Words that end like BEACHHEAD

Common words that share the ending -EAD, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -EAD

Beachhead: quick answers

Is BEACHHEAD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BEACHHEAD is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BEACHHEAD worth?
BEACHHEAD scores 20 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does beachhead mean?
As a noun, beachhead means “a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BEACHHEAD?
You can make 87 shorter words from BEACHHEAD, such as HEADACHE, BEACHED, BACHED, BACHA. See the full list.