Is HOLDINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLDINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLDINGS mean?
Holdings is a form of HOLDING.
- noun
the act of retaining something
- noun
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
“that hat is my property”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 13 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 HOLDINGS
HOLDINGS 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 HOLDINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holding12
- longish11
- holing10
- hosing10
- oldish10
- shlong10
- hinds9
- holds9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- dingos8
- doings8
- doling8
- dosing8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- hind8
- hods8
- hogs8
- hold8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shod8
- shog8
- sidh8
- sigh8
- indols7
- lingos7
- logins7
- losing7
- soling7
- dingo7
- dings7
- doing7
- dongs7
- gilds7
- golds7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hols7
- hons7
- nosh7
- shin7
- sinh7
- doh7
- ghi7
- hid7
- hod7
- hog7
- dinos6
- diols6
- idols6
- indol6
- lidos6
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