Is BEHOLDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHOLDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHOLDING mean?
- noun
perception by means of the eyes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 BEHOLDING
BEHOLDING 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 BEHOLDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holding12
- hongied12
- behind12
- behold12
- blinged11
- boinged11
- bolding11
- obliged11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- dhobi11
- ignoble10
- bilged10
- binged10
- boding10
- bonged10
- globed10
- hoeing10
- hoiden10
- holden10
- holing10
- hondle10
- honied10
- glenoid9
- belong9
- bindle9
- biogen9
- blonde9
- boiled9
- bolide9
- globin9
- goblin9
- oblige9
- dhole9
- gibed9
- hinge9
- holed9
- honed9
- hongi9
- neigh9
- ohing9
- dingle8
- doling8
- dongle8
- engild8
- golden8
- longed8
- begin8
- being8
- bield8
- bilge8
- binge8
- bingo8
- blend8
- blind8
- bling8
- blond8
- bogie8
- bogle8
- boing8
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