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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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