Is SLAVEHOLDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLAVEHOLDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLAVEHOLDING mean?
- noun
the practice of owning slaves
- adjective
allowing slavery
“the slaveholding South”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 SLAVEHOLDING
Single letters that turn SLAVEHOLDING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SLAVEHOLDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shovelling17
- hovelling16
- shaveling16
- shoveling16
- halvings15
- hoveling15
- lavished15
- sheaving15
- shelving15
- vanished15
- longheads14
- halving14
- heaving14
- helving14
- shaving14
- shoving14
- deashing13
- dogvanes13
- galoshed13
- headings13
- headlong13
- hidalgos13
- holdings13
- legholds13
- longhead13
- shingled13
- evanish13
- vahines13
- dovish13
- halved13
- having13
- shaved13
- shived13
- shoved13
- adhesion12
- anvilled12
- halloing12
- halogens12
- healings12
- helloing12
- hilloaed12
- hollaing12
- hollands12
- leashing12
- leavings12
- livelong12
- salvoing12
- sandhill12
- shealing12
- shelling12
- shigella12
- shoaling12
- sleaving12
- villages12
- dashing12
- deaving12
- delving12
- dogvane12
- evading12
- glaived12
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