Is OVERHOLDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OVERHOLDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + 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.
Definition
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See the definition of OverholdsHooks for OVERHOLDS
OVERHOLDS 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 OVERHOLDS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OVERHOLDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holdovers16
- holdover15
- overhold15
- hoovers13
- hooved13
- shoved13
- oversold12
- hoover12
- hooves12
- hovels12
- hovers12
- shovel12
- shover12
- shrove12
- holders11
- shooled11
- hovel11
- hover11
- shove11
- dehors10
- dholes10
- droves10
- holder10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- overdo10
- reshod10
- shooed10
- shored10
- solved10
- hove10
- lovers9
- solver9
- dhole9
- doves9
- drove9
- herds9
- holds9
- holed9
- hoods9
- horde9
- hosed9
- loved9
- oohed9
- roved9
- sherd9
- shoed9
- shred9
- velds9
- voled9
- helos8
- herls8
- heros8
- hoers8
- holes8
- holos8
- horse8
- hosel8
- hoser8
- lehrs8
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