Is HOLSTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLSTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOLSTERED mean?
Holstered is a form of HOLSTER.
- noun
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
- noun
a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 HOLSTERED
HOLSTERED 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 HOLSTERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hosteled12
- hosteler11
- dehorts11
- holders11
- othered11
- reshoed11
- shorted11
- heteros10
- holster10
- hostler10
- shelter10
- dehors10
- dehort10
- dholes10
- heders10
- holder10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- hosted10
- reshod10
- shored10
- tholed10
- ethers9
- helots9
- hereto9
- heroes9
- hetero9
- horste9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- lethes9
- others9
- reshoe9
- reshot9
- theres9
- tholes9
- threes9
- throes9
- dhole9
- doeth9
- heder9
- heeds9
- herds9
- holds9
- holed9
- horde9
- hosed9
- sherd9
- shoed9
- shred9
- oersted8
- oldster8
- resoled8
- teredos8
- ether8
- ethos8
- heels8
- helos8
- helot8
- heres8
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