FINGERHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FINGERHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINGERHOLD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINGERHOLD is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINGERHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fingerholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINGERHOLD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FINGERHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINGERHOLD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FINGERHOLD
- All 10 letters of FINGERHOLD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FINGERHOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small ledge or hollow that a climber or other person can grip with the fingers.
Rock climbers scan a cliff for each fingerhold before they commit to a move. The word is also used for any narrow grip that is just enough to keep one from falling, whether literal or, less often, a figure of speech.
How FINGERHOLD is used
Used in climbing and in descriptions of slippery or difficult surfaces.
- He found a tiny fingerhold in the crack and pulled himself up.
- The wet stone offered hardly a fingerhold.
- Chalk on her hands helped her keep each fingerhold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINGERHOLD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINGERHOLD
1 longer words begin with FINGERHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in FINGERHOLD
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Common questions about FINGERHOLD
- Is FINGERHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINGERHOLD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINGERHOLD worth?
- FINGERHOLD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINGERHOLD mean?
- A small ledge or hollow that a climber or other person can grip with the fingers.
- What letters can be added to FINGERHOLD?
- FINGERHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FINGERHOLD:
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