Is HOLYDAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOLYDAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + D (2) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 18 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.
Definition
Looking for what Holydays means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of HolydaysHooks for HOLYDAYS
HOLYDAYS 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 HOLYDAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holyday17
- shyly14
- shoaly12
- dashy12
- doyly12
- shady12
- yodhs12
- hoyas11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- yodh11
- aholds10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- hays10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hoys10
- hyla10
- shay10
- yays10
- ahold9
- dahls9
- dhals9
- dosha9
- holds9
- odahs9
- odyls9
- sadly9
- sloyd9
- hay9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yah9
- yay9
- halos8
- shoal8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
- days8
- dhal8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- hods8
- hold8
- lady8
- odah8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- shad8
- shod8
- yald8
- yods8
- halo7
- haos7
- hols7
- lahs7
- lash7
- lays7
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