Is UNBEHOLDEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNBEHOLDEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNBEHOLDEN mean?
- adjective
free of moral obligation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (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 UNBEHOLDEN
UNBEHOLDEN 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 UNBEHOLDEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beholden14
- beheld12
- behold12
- ennobled11
- bounden10
- unboned10
- unlobed10
- holden10
- hondle10
- ennoble9
- blende9
- blonde9
- bundle9
- debone9
- double9
- unbend9
- dhole9
- holed9
- honed9
- hound9
- hundo9
- buhl9
- nebule8
- bedel8
- bleed8
- blend8
- blond8
- blued8
- boned8
- bound8
- lobed8
- lubed8
- heed8
- held8
- hoed8
- hold8
- hued8
- ohed8
- hob8
- hub8
- donnee7
- louden7
- neoned7
- nodule7
- undone7
- belon7
- benne7
- bonne7
- boule7
- leben7
- noble7
- bedu7
- bend7
- bled7
- bode7
- bold7
- bond7
- bund7
- dobe7
- heel7
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