Is HOLDBACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLDBACKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 21 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.
Definition
Looking for what Holdbacks means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of HoldbacksHooks for HOLDBACKS
HOLDBACKS 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 HOLDBACKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holdback20
- dholaks15
- chalks15
- shacko15
- shlock15
- blacks14
- blocks14
- dholak14
- chalk14
- hacks14
- hocks14
- shack14
- shock14
- backs13
- black13
- block13
- bocks13
- dhaks13
- hack13
- hock13
- cloaks12
- docks12
- holks12
- kohls12
- lakhs12
- shako12
- back12
- bock12
- dhak12
- cholas11
- balks11
- calks11
- chads11
- cloak11
- lacks11
- locks11
- slack11
- bach11
- dock11
- holk11
- kohl11
- lakh11
- aholds10
- blahs10
- chaos10
- chola10
- clash10
- loach10
- lochs10
- skald10
- balk10
- bask10
- bosk10
- calk10
- cask10
- chad10
- kabs10
- kobs10
- lack10
- lock10
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