Is HOLDOUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLDOUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLDOUTS mean?
Holdouts is a form of HOLDOUT.
- noun
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
“their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks”
- noun
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
- noun
the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 HOLDOUTS
HOLDOUTS 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 HOLDOUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holdout11
- should10
- tholos9
- holds9
- hoods9
- thuds9
- outsold8
- holos8
- holts8
- hoots8
- shool8
- shoot8
- shout8
- sloth8
- sooth8
- south8
- thous8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- hods8
- hold8
- hood8
- shod8
- thud8
- holo7
- hols7
- holt7
- hoot7
- host7
- hots7
- huts7
- loth7
- lush7
- oohs7
- shoo7
- shot7
- shul7
- shut7
- soth7
- thou7
- thus7
- tosh7
- tush7
- doh7
- duh7
- hod7
- dolts6
- douts6
- ludos6
- outdo6
- soldo6
- stood6
- hoo6
- hos6
- hot6
- hut6
- oho6
- ohs6
- ooh6
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