Unscramble OVERHOLDS and you have 251 words, OVERHOLDS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. OVERHOLDS has 1 anagram here, HOLDOVERS, scoring 16 like OVERHOLDS itself. Of the shorter words, HOLDOVER and OVERHOLD lead with 15 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OVERHOLDS 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.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERHOLDS, HOOVED and SHOVED tie for first at 13 points. HOLDER, LOVERS and SOLVED are everyday picks.
HOVED tops the 5-letter words made with OVERHOLDS letters at 12 points; next come HOOVE and HOVEL on 11. HORSE, LOVED and HOLDS will look familiar.
HOVE scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OVERHOLDS at 10 points, ahead of DERV and DEVO on 8. OVER, LOVE and HELD are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words from OVERHOLDS tie at 7 points; none scores more. OLD, RED and LED will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of OVERHOLDS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with OV · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
OVERHOLDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OVERHOLDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERHOLDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 191 | 251 | 173 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
60 of the 251 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHROVED, HOVED, HOOVE, HOVES, DOVERS, HOORDS, SHODER, DERVS, DEVOS, DHOLS, DOSEH, DOVER and 48 more. 18 of the 251 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HOOVERS, HOOVER, DEHORS, DOHS, DOSH, HOLOS, HOSER, SHERO, DOH, HOLO, LEVS, HOO and 6 more.