What BRIDGEHEAD Means
- noun: an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies“an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines”
- noun: a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BRIDGEHEAD is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 R1 I1 D2 G2 E1 H4 E1 A1 D2.
Words Made From The Letters In BRIDGEHEAD
404 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (1)
8 letter words (8)
7 letter words (27)
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6 letter words (72)
ABEIGHABIDEDABIDERABREGEADHEREAERIEDAGREEDBADDERBADDIEBADGEDBADGERBARDEDBARDIEBAREGEBARGEDBARGEEBEADEDBEADERBEAREDBEDDERBEDIDEBEDRIDBEEGAHBEGIRDBEHEADBHAGEEBIDDERBIRDEDBRAIDEBREDEDBREDIEBRIDEDBRIDGEDEADERDEAREDDEARIEDEIDERDERIDEDIEDREDRAGEEDREDGEDREIGHDRIEGHEARDEDEDGIERGADDERGARBEDGEAREDGIRDEDGRADEDGRIDEDHADDIEHAIREDHEADEDHEADERHEARIEHEDERAHEDGEDHEDGERHEGARIHEGIRAHEIREDHERBEDHERDEDHERIEDHIDAGEHIDDERHIRAGEIDEAEDRAIDEDREDIAERIDGED
5 letter words (88)
ABIDEADDERADREDAERIEAGREEAIDEDAIDERAIREDARDEBAREDDAREDEBADGEBAGIEBARDEBAREDBARGEBEARDBEAREBEDADBEEDIBEGADBEGARBEIGEBIDEDBIDERBIGAEBIGHABRAIDBREADBREDEBREEDBREIDBRIDEDAREDDEAIRDEAREDEBAGDEBARDEREDDERIGDIRGEDREADDREEDDRIEDEAGEREAGREEAREDEDGEDEDGEREIDERERBIAGADDIGADIDGARBEGEAREGERAHGERBEGIBEDGIBERGRADEGREBEGREEDGRIDEHADEDHAREDHEARDHEAREHEDERHEDGEHIDEDHIDERHIREDHIREEIRADERABIDRADGERAGDERAGEDRAGEERAHEDREADDREBIDREDEDREDIAREDIDREGIEREHABRIDGE
4 letter words (115)
ABEDABIDABRIAGEDAGEEAGERAHEDAIDEAREDAREGARGHARIDBADEBAGHBARDBAREBEADBEARBEDEBEERBEREBERGBHAIBIDEBIERBIGABIRDBRADBRAEBRAGBREDBREEBREIBRIEBRIGDARBDAREDARGDARIDEADDEARDEBEDEEDDEERDEIDDEREDIEBDIEDDIREDRABDRADDRAGDREEDREGDRIBEARDEDGEEGADEGEREHEDEIDEEREDGADEGADIGAEDGAIDGAIRGARBGAREGARIGEARGEEDGEREGHEEGIBEGIEDGIRDGRABGRADGREEGRIDHADEHAEDHAIRHARDHAREHEADHEARHEBEHEEDHEIDHEIRHERBHERDHEREHIDEHIEDHIREIDEAIDEEIGADIREDRABIRADERAGERAGIRAIDREADREDDREDEREEDRHEARIADRIBARIDE
3 letter words (69)
ADDAGEAHIAIDAIRARBARDAREBADBAGBAHBARBEDBEEBEGBIDBIGBRADABDADDAEDAGDAHDEBDEEDEGDEIDIBDIDDIEDIGEAREDHERAEREERGGABGADGAEGARGEDGEEGERGHIGIBGIDGIEHADHAEHAGHERHIDHIEIDEIRERADRAGRAHRAIREBREDREEREGREHREIRIARIBRIDRIG
2 letter words (24)
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