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Fiddlehead

f 4i 1d 2d 2l 1e 1h 4e 1a 1d 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Uncommon

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

What does fiddlehead mean?

noun

  1. tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes

    Synonymsostrich fernshuttlecock fernmatteuccia struthiopterispteretis struthiopterisonoclea struthiopteris

  2. New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible

    Synonymscinnamon fernfiddlehead fernosmunda cinnamonea

Is FIDDLEHEAD 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 FIDDLEHEAD worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
f 4i 1d 2d 2l 1e 1h 4e 1a 1d 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
f 4i 1d 2d 2l 2e 1h 3e 1a 1d 2

Wordfeud

19 pts
f 4i 1d 2d 2l 1e 1h 4e 1a 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
f 4i 1d 2d 2l 2e 1h 3e 1a 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in FIDDLEHEAD

Hooks for FIDDLEHEAD

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

fiddleheads

Words that end like FIDDLEHEAD

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

Fiddlehead: quick answers

Is FIDDLEHEAD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FIDDLEHEAD is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FIDDLEHEAD worth?
FIDDLEHEAD scores 19 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fiddlehead mean?
As a noun, fiddlehead means “tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FIDDLEHEAD?
You can make 199 shorter words from FIDDLEHEAD, such as DEFILADED, DEFILADE, FADDLED, FIDDLED. See the full list.