8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
adjective not having a head or formed without a head
adjective not using intelligence
originFrom Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas (“headless”), equivalent to head + -less. Cognate with Dutch hoofdloos (“headless”), Danish hovedløs (“headless”), Swedish huvudlös (“headless”), Icelandic höfuðlaus (“headless”). Piecewise doublet of chefless and chiefless.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0