Is BEHOLDEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHOLDEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHOLDEN mean?
- adjective
under a moral obligation to someone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BEHOLDEN
BEHOLDEN has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BEHOLDEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beheld12
- behold12
- holden10
- hondle10
- blende9
- blonde9
- debone9
- dhole9
- holed9
- honed9
- bedel8
- bleed8
- blend8
- blond8
- boned8
- lobed8
- heed8
- held8
- hoed8
- hold8
- ohed8
- hob8
- belon7
- leben7
- noble7
- bend7
- bled7
- bode7
- bold7
- bond7
- dobe7
- heel7
- helo7
- hole7
- hone7
- doh7
- edh7
- hod7
- donee6
- loden6
- olden6
- been6
- bene6
- bole6
- bone6
- ebon6
- lobe6
- bed6
- bod6
- deb6
- hen6
- hoe6
- hon6
- noh6
- leone5
- dele5
- dene5
- dole5
- done5
- lede5
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