Is HOLOS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLOS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HOLOS worth?

HOLOS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HOLOS?

HOLOS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HOLOS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. HOLOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.

h4o1l1o1s1

PlayableHOLOS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

8points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 84,026odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HOLOS?

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: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.2%

Our own measure of how useful HOLOS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HOLOS

Front hooks — 1

tholos9

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HOLOS scores

Scrabble h4o1l1o1s1 8

Words with Friends h3o1l2o1s1 8

Face value of the 5 tiles in HOLOS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
o	2	8
l	1	4
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 84,026.

Anagrams of HOLOS

shool8

The 5 tiles of HOLOS in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with HOLOS

holosteric15

1 longer words begin with HOLOS.

Words ending in HOLOS

tholos9

1 words end in HOLOS. Useful as a back hook: play HOLOS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HOLOS

holo7 hols7 losh7 oohs7 shoo7 soho7 loos4 solo4 sool4 hoo6 hos6 oho6 ohs6 ooh6 sho6 soh6 loo3 los3 oos3 sol3 ho5 oh5 sh5 lo2 oo2 os2 so2

Common questions about HOLOS

Is HOLOS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLOS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HOLOS worth?: HOLOS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HOLOS?: HOLOS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOLOS:

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