WITHHOLDINGS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. WITHHOLDINGS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
w4i1t1h4h4o1l1d2i1n1g2s1
Depends on the listWITHHOLDINGS · 12 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WITHHOLDINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.92
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.92%
Our own measure of how useful WITHHOLDINGS is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WITHHOLDINGS
No single letter turns WITHHOLDINGS into another word.
How WITHHOLDINGS scores
Scrabble w4i1t1h4h4o1l1d2i1n1g2s1 23
Words with Friends w4i1t1h3h3o1l2d2i1n2g3s1 24
Face value of the 12 tiles in WITHHOLDINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WITHHOLDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WITHHOLDINGS
withholding22 downlights18 whishting19 withholds19 downlight17 hindsight17 whistling16 whitlings16 whishing18 withhold18 showding16 howlings15 lightish15 sowthing15 whisting15 whitings15 whitling15 hidlings13 hildings13 holdings13 wildings13 windigos13 dithiols12 hoisting12 lithoing12 slothing12 tinglish12 witlings12 disloign10 toilings9 tolidins9 whitish16 hishing14 hotdish14 howling14 showing14 whiling14 whiting14 wildish14 wishing14
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Common questions about WITHHOLDINGS
- Is WITHHOLDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WITHHOLDINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WITHHOLDINGS worth?
- WITHHOLDINGS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WITHHOLDINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WITHHOLDINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WITHHOLDINGS:
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