Is STRANGLEHOLDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRANGLEHOLDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRANGLEHOLDS mean?
Strangleholds is a form of STRANGLEHOLD.
- noun
complete power over a person or situation
“corporations have a stranglehold on the media”
- noun
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + 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.
Hooks for STRANGLEHOLDS
STRANGLEHOLDS 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 STRANGLEHOLDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stranglehold17
- gasholders15
- headstrong15
- gasholder14
- goatherds14
- longheads14
- hardnoses13
- shetlands13
- shortages13
- staghorns13
- galoshed13
- goatherd13
- headlong13
- legholds13
- longhead13
- sandhogs13
- thronged13
- gladstones12
- enthralls12
- loathness12
- thornless12
- galoshes12
- halogens12
- handlers12
- handless12
- handsels12
- handsets12
- hardness12
- hardnose12
- hollands12
- hostages12
- leghorns12
- sandshoe12
- shetland12
- shortage12
- staghorn12
- stengahs12
- thralled12
- ghosted12
- gnashed12
- hagdons12
- hagrode12
- leghold12
- sandhog12
- thonged12
- gallstones11
- dragonets11
- gladstone11
- glandless11
- strangled11
- althorns11
- anethols11
- earshots11
- enthrall11
- enthrals11
- ethanols11
- haltless11
- harslets11
- hoarsens11
- hoarsest11
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