Is CARDHOLDER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARDHOLDER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARDHOLDER mean?
- noun
a person who holds a credit card or debit card
- noun
a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 CARDHOLDER
Single letters that turn CARDHOLDER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CARDHOLDER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hardcore14
- cheddar14
- chorded14
- charred13
- chordal13
- orchard13
- roached13
- corraded12
- cholera12
- chorale12
- choreal12
- hoarded12
- arched12
- chador12
- chared12
- chored12
- cohead12
- echard12
- ochred12
- cladode11
- coddler11
- cradled11
- hoarder11
- archer11
- charro11
- choler11
- choral11
- chorea11
- daledh11
- horded11
- ochrea11
- orache11
- ached11
- chard11
- chord11
- caroled10
- corrade10
- cradler10
- carded10
- codder10
- coddle10
- corded10
- haloed10
- harder10
- herald10
- holard10
- holder10
- chare10
- charr10
- chela10
- chola10
- chore10
- haded10
- hodad10
- larch10
- leach10
- loach10
- loche10
- ocher10
- ochre10
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