HOLYDAY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOLYDAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLYDAY?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLYDAY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLYDAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
holydaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLYDAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOLYDAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does HOLYDAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A day set aside for a religious observance or festival.
Holyday is the older spelling from which the everyday word holiday grew, and it keeps the religious sense that holiday has largely lost. Churches still speak of a holyday of obligation when the faithful are expected to attend services. A holyday need not be a day off work, only a day marked by worship.
How HOLYDAY is used
Holyday appears in religious contexts, often in the phrase holyday of obligation.
- Each holyday began with a procession to the old chapel.
- The village kept the harvest holyday with a service and a feast.
- Shops closed early on the holyday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLYDAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLYDAY
1 longer words begin with HOLYDAY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLYDAY
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Common questions about HOLYDAY
- Is HOLYDAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLYDAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLYDAY worth?
- HOLYDAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLYDAY mean?
- A day set aside for a religious observance or festival.
- What letters can be added to HOLYDAY?
- HOLYDAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOLYDAY:
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