LEGHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEGHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGHOLD?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGHOLD is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGHOLD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEGHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does LEGHOLD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing a trap whose jaws close on an animal's leg and hold it.
A leghold trap is a steel device that snaps shut when the animal steps on a pressure plate. Many countries and states have banned or restricted the leghold type because of the injuries it causes.
How LEGHOLD is used
The word leghold normally appears before the word trap, and it is sometimes used alone as a noun.
- The county outlawed the leghold trap in 1998.
- A fox had been caught in a leghold set near the stream.
- Campaigners called for a ban on every leghold device.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGHOLD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGHOLD
1 longer words begin with LEGHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGHOLD
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Common questions about LEGHOLD
- Is LEGHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGHOLD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGHOLD worth?
- LEGHOLD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGHOLD mean?
- Describing a trap whose jaws close on an animal's leg and hold it.
- What letters can be added to LEGHOLD?
- LEGHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEGHOLD:
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