FREEHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FREEHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FREEHOLD?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FREEHOLD is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FREEHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
freeholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FREEHOLD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FREEHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FREEHOLD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FREEHOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
Ownership of land or property outright and permanently, without having to pay rent to a landlord.
In property law a freehold is the strongest form of ownership, as opposed to a leasehold that runs for a set number of years. Buyers often ask whether a house is sold as freehold.
How FREEHOLD is used
A legal and estate-agent term, especially in British property sales.
- They bought the freehold of the building last spring.
- A freehold gives the owner control of the land itself.
- The cottage is sold with its freehold included.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FREEHOLD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FREEHOLD
3 longer words begin with FREEHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in FREEHOLD
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Common questions about FREEHOLD
- Is FREEHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FREEHOLD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FREEHOLD worth?
- FREEHOLD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FREEHOLD mean?
- Ownership of land or property outright and permanently, without having to pay rent to a landlord.
- What letters can be added to FREEHOLD?
- FREEHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FREEHOLD:
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