Possible Words From holding
Counting the words from HOLDING by length: 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 8 with 5, 28 with 4, 32 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with holding
1 word · top score 12 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: HOLDING
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6 Letter Words You Can Make with holding
2 words · top score 10
HOLING tops the 6-letter words made with HOLDING letters at 10 points; next comes DOLING on 8.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with holding
8 words · top score 9 · everyday: DOING, LINGO
The 5-letter words in HOLDING are led by HOING, HONGI and OHING, 9 points each. DOING and LINGO are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with holding
28 words · top score 8 · everyday: LONG, GOLD, HOLD
8 of 28 4-letter words from HOLDING tie at 8 points; none scores more. LONG, GOLD and HOLD will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with holding
32 words · top score 7 · everyday: OLD, GOD, LOG
32 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLDING; 5 of them share the top score of 7. OLD, GOD and LOG are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with holding
16 words · top score 5 · everyday: IN, ON, DO
HI, HO and OH share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words in HOLDING. IN, ON and DO are the ones most people know.
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Neighbor Words of HOLDING
These 6 words have the length of HOLDING, with one letter different:
- G P gives DOLPHIN · words from dolphin
- H F gives FOLDING · words from folding
- H A gives LOADING · words from loading
- H G gives LODGING · unscramble lodging
- L R gives HORDING · unscramble hording
- D A gives HALOING · unscramble haloing
More 7-letter words: starting with HO · ending in NG · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest HOLDING Answers
HOLDING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- HOLDING 12 · 14
- something held
- HOLING 10 · 12
- to make a cavity in a solid
- HONGI 9 · 10
- to greet another by pressing noses together
- OHING 9 · 10
- to exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire
- DOLING 8 · 11
- to distribute in small portions
- HIND 8 · 8
- a female red deer
- HOLD 8 · 8
- to maintain possession of
- HONG 8 · 9
- a Chinese factory
HOLDING in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
HOLDING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 87) | 69 | 87 | 67 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
17 of the 87 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOING, DHOL, HILD, HING, HOND, GLID, HOI, INGO, LIND, OLID, GIO, GON and 5 more. 3 of the 87 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HONGI, DOH and LOGIN. 1 of the 87 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.
87 words come out when you unscramble HOLDING, starting with HOLDING itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. HOLDING as a single 7-tile play makes 62 in Scrabble, 12 plus the 50 bonus, and 49 in Words With Friends (14 + 35).
Longer Words Built on HOLDING
Each word below uses all the letters of HOLDING and one more.