WITHHOLDMENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. WITHHOLDMENTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WITHHOLDMENTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WITHHOLDMENTS is to know. It scores 25 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WITHHOLDMENTS
No single letter turns WITHHOLDMENTS into another word.
How WITHHOLDMENTS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in WITHHOLDMENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WITHHOLDMENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WITHHOLDMENTS
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Common questions about WITHHOLDMENTS
- Is WITHHOLDMENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WITHHOLDMENTS is not in it.
- How many points is WITHHOLDMENTS worth?
- WITHHOLDMENTS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WITHHOLDMENTS?
- No single letter can be added to WITHHOLDMENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of WITHHOLDMENTS:
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