BEHOLDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BEHOLDEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEHOLDEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEHOLDEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEHOLDEN
No single letter turns BEHOLDEN into another word.
How BEHOLDEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BEHOLDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEHOLDEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BEHOLDEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Owing thanks or a favour to someone because of help received.
The word carries a sense of debt that is moral rather than financial. Being beholden to a person can limit how freely you speak or act against them.
How BEHOLDEN is used
Usually followed by to, as in beholden to a patron or a friend.
- He felt beholden to the neighbour who had lent him the tractor.
- The politician refused to be beholden to any single donor.
- She was beholden to her teacher for years of free lessons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEHOLDEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BEHOLDEN
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Common questions about BEHOLDEN
- Is BEHOLDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEHOLDEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEHOLDEN worth?
- BEHOLDEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEHOLDEN mean?
- Owing thanks or a favour to someone because of help received.
- What letters can be added to BEHOLDEN?
- No single letter can be added to BEHOLDEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BEHOLDEN:
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