HOLEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOLEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLEY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLEY
No single letter turns HOLEY into another word.
How HOLEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does HOLEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Full of holes, or marked by numerous small openings or gaps.
An old sock becomes holey after repeated wear thins the fabric until small gaps appear. The word applies just as easily to solid objects, such as holey cheese riddled with air pockets, or a holey fence missing several boards. The spelling deliberately distinguishes the word from the unrelated holy, though the two are often confused in casual writing.
How HOLEY is used
A plain, mostly informal adjective describing physical objects damaged or perforated by holes.
- He refused to throw away his favorite holey sweater.
- The cheese was pleasantly holey and soft.
- Rain leaked through the holey roof of the old barn.
- Her holey jeans were fashionable rather than worn out.
- The boat's holey hull needed urgent repair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOLEY
The 5 tiles of HOLEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOLEY
2 longer words begin with HOLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLEY
Common questions about HOLEY
- Is HOLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLEY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLEY worth?
- HOLEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLEY mean?
- Full of holes, or marked by numerous small openings or gaps.
- What letters can be added to HOLEY?
- No single letter can be added to HOLEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOLEY:
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