Is POTHOLDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POTHOLDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POTHOLDERS mean?
Potholders is a form of POTHOLDER.
- noun
an insulated pad for holding hot pots
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + 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 POTHOLDERS
POTHOLDERS 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 POTHOLDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- potholder15
- theropods15
- portholes14
- potholers14
- dropshot14
- potholed14
- potsherd14
- theropod14
- hoopster13
- porthole13
- posthole13
- potholer13
- potholes13
- photoed13
- toeholds12
- toolshed12
- hoopers12
- pothers12
- pothole12
- strophe12
- thorpes12
- depths12
- ephods12
- hooped12
- poohed12
- doorstep11
- droplets11
- torpedos11
- dehorts11
- holders11
- hotrods11
- shooled11
- shorted11
- soothed11
- toehold11
- ephors11
- hooper11
- hopers11
- photos11
- posher11
- pother11
- pothos11
- thorpe11
- thorps11
- tophes11
- depth11
- ephod11
- hoped11
- deports10
- droplet10
- holster10
- hooters10
- hostler10
- polders10
- poodles10
- presold10
- pretold10
- redtops10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
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