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Is HOLDOVERS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HOLDOVERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HOLDOVERS mean?

Holdovers is a form of HOLDOVER.

  1. noun

    an official who remains in office after his term

  2. noun

    something that has survived from the past

    “a holdover from the sixties”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

9

Letters

H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 16 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 HOLDOVERS

HOLDOVERS 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.

Anagrams of HOLDOVERS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from HOLDOVERS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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