Is SLAVEHOLDINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLAVEHOLDINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLAVEHOLDINGS mean?
Slaveholdings is a form of SLAVEHOLDING.
- noun
the practice of owning slaves
- adjective
allowing slavery
“the slaveholding South”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
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) + S (1) = 21 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 SLAVEHOLDINGS
SLAVEHOLDINGS 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 SLAVEHOLDINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- slaveholding20
- shavelings17
- shovelling17
- hovelling16
- shaveling16
- shelvings16
- shoveling16
- halvings15
- hoveling15
- lavished15
- shavings15
- sheaving15
- shelving15
- vanished15
- longheads14
- lavishes14
- vanishes14
- halving14
- heaving14
- helving14
- shaving14
- shoving14
- adhesions13
- sandhills13
- shealings13
- shigellas13
- vaginoses13
- validness13
- deashing13
- dogvanes13
- galoshed13
- headings13
- headlong13
- hidalgos13
- holdings13
- legholds13
- longhead13
- sandhogs13
- shadings13
- shingled13
- evanish13
- shavies13
- shovels13
- slavish13
- vahines13
- dovish13
- halved13
- having13
- shaved13
- shived13
- shoved13
- sloganised12
- adhesion12
- anvilled12
- avidness12
- danishes12
- devisals12
- dissolve12
- galoshes12
- halloing12
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