HOLM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOLM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOLM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does HOLM mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A small island in a river or estuary.
Holm came from Old Norse and survives chiefly inside place names along the east coast and in Scotland. It is unrelated to helm despite differing by a single vowel.
How HOLM is used
Countable: a holm, two holms. Also in holm oak.
- A holm in the middle of the channel takes the current.
- The word holm came into English from Old Norse.
- Two holms lie above the bridge.
- Place names along that coast end in holm.
- A holm oak is named from a different root entirely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLM
8 longer words begin with HOLM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLM
Common questions about HOLM
- Is HOLM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLM worth?
- HOLM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLM mean?
- A small island in a river or estuary.
- What letters can be added to HOLM?
- HOLM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOLM:
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