Unscramble HOLDOVERS and you have 251 words, HOLDOVERS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. HOLDOVERS has 1 anagram here, OVERHOLDS, scoring 16 like HOLDOVERS itself. HOLDOVER and OVERHOLD are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HOLDOVERS by length: 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 4 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 6-letter words from HOLDOVERS are led by HOOVED and SHOVED, 13 points each. HOLDER, LOVERS and SOLVED are the familiar ones.
HOVED tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLDOVERS at 12 points; next come HOOVE and HOVEL on 11. HORSE, LOVED and HOLDS will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words from HOLDOVERS is HOVE, 10 points; DERV and DEVO on 8 follow. OVER, LOVE and HELD are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words in HOLDOVERS, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. OLD, RED and LED are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of HOLDOVERS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HO · ending in RS · all 9-letter words
HOLDOVERS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HOLDOVERS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDOVERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 191 | 251 | 173 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHROVED, HOVED, HOOVE, HOVES, DOVERS, HOORDS, SHODER, DERVS, DEVOS, DHOLS, DOSEH, DOVER and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOOVERS, HOOVER, DEHORS, DOHS, DOSH, HOLOS, HOSER, SHERO, DOH, HOLO, LEVS, HOO and 6 more, 18 in all.