HANDHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HANDHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANDHOLD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDHOLD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
handholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANDHOLD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HANDHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDHOLD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HANDHOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place or fixture that the hand can grip for support, especially when climbing.
On a rock face a climber hunts for each handhold and tests it before trusting weight to it. Indoors, the word covers grab rails in buses and bathrooms, and the shaped grips on climbing-wall panels.
How HANDHOLD is used
Handhold is used in climbing and in descriptions of safety fittings.
- He found a small handhold in the crack.
- The rock offered few handholds near the top.
- A metal handhold was fixed beside the steps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANDHOLD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANDHOLD
3 longer words begin with HANDHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDHOLD
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Common questions about HANDHOLD
- Is HANDHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDHOLD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDHOLD worth?
- HANDHOLD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANDHOLD mean?
- A place or fixture that the hand can grip for support, especially when climbing.
- What letters can be added to HANDHOLD?
- HANDHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HANDHOLD:
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