162 words come out when you unscramble HOLDDOWNS, starting with HOLDDOWNS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HOLDDOWN, 16 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
H43O1L12D2D2O1W4N12S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from HOLDDOWNS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 7 letters.
HOLDDOWN is the only one of the 8-letter words in HOLDDOWNS; it scores 16 points.
DHOWS and SHOWD share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words from HOLDDOWNS. SHOWN, HOLDS and WOODS are the ones most people know.
DHOW tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLDDOWNS at 11 points; next come HOWL and HOWS on 10. SHOW, DOWN and HOLD will look familiar.
HOW and WHO share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words made with HOLDDOWNS letters. NOW, OWN and OLD are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of HOLDDOWNS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HO · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
HOLDDOWNS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HOLDDOWNS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 162) | 116 | 162 | 103 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: SHOWD, HOWSO, DOWDS, LOWNDS, WOOLDS, DHOLS, DOWD, DOWLS, HOLONS, HONDS, LOWND, SOWND and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: HOLDDOWNS, HOLDDOWN, DOHS, DOSH, HOLOS, DOH, HOLO, HOO, HOS, SHO, SOH, ONOS and 1 more.