Is HOLIDAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLIDAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLIDAYS mean?
Holidays is a form of HOLIDAY.
- noun
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
“we get two weeks of vacation every summer”
- noun
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
“no mail is delivered on federal holidays”
- verb
spend or take a vacation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAYS 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 HOLIDAYS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HOLIDAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hyaloids15
- holiday14
- hyaloid14
- hyoidal14
- ladyish14
- shadily14
- hyoids13
- shoaly12
- dashy12
- dishy12
- hyoid12
- shady12
- yodhs12
- haloids11
- hoyas11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shily11
- yodh11
- aholds10
- halids10
- haloid10
- oldish10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hoys10
- hyla10
- shay10
- aliyos9
- ahold9
- dahls9
- daily9
- daisy9
- dashi9
- dhals9
- doily9
- dosha9
- halid9
- holds9
- idyls9
- odahs9
- odyls9
- sadly9
- sayid9
- sloyd9
- hay9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yah9
- hails8
- halos8
- ohias8
- shoal8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
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