Possible Words From withholdings
Counting the words from WITHHOLDINGS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 6 with 9, 23 with 8, 75 with 7, 94 with 6, 143 with 5, 213 with 4, 105 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
12 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
1 word · top score 23
- withholdings not in WWF 23
11 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
1 word · top score 22 · everyday: WITHHOLDING
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in WITHHOLDINGS: WITHHOLDING, for 22 points.
- withholding 22
10 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
1 word · top score 18
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with WITHHOLDINGS letters: DOWNLIGHTS, 18 points.
- downlights not in WWF 18
9 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
6 words · top score 19 · everyday: HINDSIGHT, WHISTLING
WHISHTING and WITHHOLDS are the top 9-letter words from WITHHOLDINGS, 19 points each. HINDSIGHT and WHISTLING will look familiar.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
23 words · top score 18 · everyday: HOLDINGS, WITHHOLD
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble WITHHOLDINGS, WHISHING and WITHHOLD tie for first at 18 points. HOLDINGS is an everyday pick.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
75 words · top score 16 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: LISTING, HOSTING, SHOWING
WHITISH scores highest among the 7-letter words in WITHHOLDINGS at 16 points, ahead of HISHING and HOWLING on 14. LISTING, HOSTING and SHOWING are the ones most people know.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
94 words · top score 15 · everyday: WITHIN, THINGS, LIGHTS
The best of the 6-letter words made with WITHHOLDINGS letters is WHISHT, 15 points; HIGHTS and HOHING on 13 follow. WITHIN, THINGS and LIGHTS are everyday picks.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
143 words · top score 14 · everyday: NIGHT, LIGHT, THING
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WITHHOLDINGS, WHISH leads with 14 points, then DHOWS and HIGHS on 12. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
213 words · top score 11 · everyday: LIST, HIGH, LONG
213 4-letter words from WITHHOLDINGS; 5 of them share the top score of 11. LIST, HIGH and LONG are everyday picks.
- dhow 11
- high 11
- hogh UK 11
- whid 11
- whig 11
- hish UK 10
- hohs UK 10
- howl 10
- hows 10
- show 10
- whin 10
- whio UK 10
- whit 10
- whot UK 10
- wish 10
- with 10
- gowd 9
- dhol UK 8
- dish 8
- dohs not in WWF 8
- dosh not in WWF 8
- doth 8
- dowl UK 8
- down 8
- dows 8
- dowt UK 8
- ghis 8
- glow 8
- gnow UK 8
- gosh 8
- goth 8
- gowl UK 8
- gown 8
- hild UK 8
- hind 8
- hing UK 8
- hods 8
- hogs 8
3 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
105 words · top score 9 · everyday: NOT, WHO, NOW
Among 105 3-letter words in WITHHOLDINGS, the top score is 9, reached by 4. NOT, WHO and NOW are the familiar ones.
- hoh UK 9
- how 9
- shh 9
- who 9
- doh not in WWF 7
- dow 7
- ghi 7
- hid 7
- hod 7
- hog 7
- wig 7
- hin 6
- his 6
- hit 6
- hoi UK 6
- hon 6
- hos not in WWF 6
- hot 6
- ish UK 6
- iwi UK 6
- low 6
- noh 6
- now 6
- nth 6
- ohs 6
- owl 6
- own 6
- owt not in WWF 6
- sho not in WWF 6
- soh not in WWF 6
- sow 6
- tho 6
- tow 6
- two 6
- win 6
- wis 6
- wit 6
- won 6
- wos 6
- wot 6
- dig 5
- dog 5
- gid 5
- god 5
- din 4
- dis 4
- dit 4
- dol 4
- don 4
- dos 4
2 Letter Words You Can Make with withholdings
27 words · top score 5 · everyday: IN, IS, ON
6 of 27 2-letter words made with WITHHOLDINGS letters tie at 5 points; none scores more. IN, IS and ON will look familiar.
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What the Best WITHHOLDINGS Words Mean
The meaning of WITHHOLDINGS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- WITHHOLDINGS 23 · 24
- the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- WITHHOLDING 22 · 23
- the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- WHISHTING 19 · 19
- to hush
- WITHHOLDS 19 · 18
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- WHISHING 18 · 18
- to move with a hissing sound
- WITHHOLD 18 · 17
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- HINDSIGHT 17 · 17
- understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
- WHISTLING 16 · 18
- the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
WITHHOLDINGS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
In Scrabble, yes: WITHHOLDINGS is playable in Scrabble US. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WITHHOLDINGS itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 689) | 526 | 688 | 503 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
162 of the 689 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHOWDING, WHITLINGS, HOWLINGS, SOWTHING, WHITLING, HISHING, HIDLINGS, HOHING, WHOLIST, DISGOWN, DITHIOLS, GOLDISH and 150 more. 23 of the 689 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOWNLIGHTS, DOWNLIGHT, WHOSIT, SWILING, SHLONG, GOTHS, HONGI, SHOGI, DINGOS, DOHS, DOSH, DOH and 11 more. 1 of the 689 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: WITHHOLDINGS. 1 of the 689 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.
Unscramble WITHHOLDINGS to get 689 words. WITHHOLDINGS itself is a real word: 23 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. WITHHOLDING is the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.