Is THROTTLEHOLDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THROTTLEHOLDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THROTTLEHOLDS mean?
Throttleholds is a form of THROTTLEHOLD.
- noun
complete power over a person or situation
“corporations have a stranglehold on the media”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 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 THROTTLEHOLDS
THROTTLEHOLDS 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 THROTTLEHOLDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- throttlehold19
- threshold16
- shothole14
- throttled13
- hotshot13
- throttles12
- toeholds12
- toolshed12
- thresh12
- throstle11
- throttle11
- dehorts11
- holders11
- holloed11
- hotrods11
- shooled11
- shorted11
- shotted11
- soothed11
- toehold11
- toothed11
- trothed11
- heths11
- hollers10
- holloes10
- holster10
- hooters10
- hostler10
- hottest10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- soother10
- dehors10
- dehort10
- dholes10
- dholls10
- holder10
- hooted10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- hosted10
- hotrod10
- hotted10
- reshod10
- shooed10
- shored10
- tholed10
- hehs10
- heth10
- dottrels9
- drollest9
- strolled9
- hellos9
- helots9
- holler9
- hollos9
- hooter9
- horste9
- hostel9
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