HOLY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLY
No single letter turns HOLY into another word.
How HOLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does HOLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dedicated to a religious purpose; sacred.
Holy and whole come from one root, through the idea of something complete and unbroken. Health belongs to the same family, which is why all three feel connected without being obviously so.
How HOLY is used
Before and after the noun; comparative uses more.
- A holy day and a holiday are the same word split apart.
- The word holy shares a root with whole and with health.
- More holy than the rest of the calendar, and busier.
- Holy ground is defined by use and not by soil.
- The idea behind holy is completeness rather than purity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLY
12 longer words begin with HOLY.
Words ending in HOLY
4 words end in HOLY. Useful as a back hook: play HOLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOLY inside
9 words contain HOLY in the middle. Words that start with HOLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLY
Common questions about HOLY
- Is HOLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLY worth?
- HOLY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLY mean?
- Dedicated to a religious purpose; sacred.
- What letters can be added to HOLY?
- No single letter can be added to HOLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOLY:
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