Possible Words From holes
Counting the words from HOLES by length: 4 with 5 letters, 11 with 4, 15 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with holes
4 words · top score 8 · everyday: HOLES
The 5-letter words made with HOLES letters are 4: HOLES itself and 3 anagrams, SHEOL, HOSEL and HELOS. Each scores 8 points.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with holes
11 words · top score 7 · everyday: HOLE, LOSE, SHOE
Among 11 4-letter words in HOLES, the top score is 7, reached by 7. HOLE, LOSE and SHOE are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with holes
15 words · top score 6 · everyday: HOE
Of the 15 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLES, 8 score 6 points, the group's best. HOE is the one most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with holes
11 words · top score 5 · everyday: HE, SO, OH
5 of 11 2-letter words from HOLES tie at 5 points; none scores more. HE, SO and OH will look familiar.
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Change One Tile in HOLES
Trade one tile of HOLES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- L W gives WHOSE · words from whose
- L T gives THOSE · unscramble those
- L U gives HOUSE · unscramble house
- S W gives WHOLE · unscramble whole
- O U gives HULES · words from hules
- H L gives LOSEL · words from losel
More 5-letter words: starting with HO · ending in ES · all 5-letter words
Definitions for the Top HOLES Plays
HOLES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- HOLES 8 · 8
- an opening into or through something
- HELOS 8 · 8
- a helicopter
- HOSEL 8 · 8
- a part of a golf club
- SHEOL 8 · 8
- hell
- HELO 7 · 7
- a helicopter
- HOES 7 · 6
- a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- HOLE 7 · 7
- an opening into or through something
- HOLS 7 · 7
- a vacation
HOLES in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HOLES, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 41) | 38 | 41 | 35 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LOSH, EHS and LOS, 3 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOS, SHO and SOH, 3 in all.
Unscramble HOLES and you have 41 words, HOLES itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. HOLES has 3 anagrams here, HELOS, HOSEL and SHEOL, scoring 8 like HOLES itself. The 5 letters split into 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Longer Words Built on HOLES
Each word below uses all the letters of HOLES and one more.