Is WITHHELD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITHHELD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITHHELD mean?
Withheld is a form of WITHHOLD.
- verb
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
“The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room”
- verb
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
“My employer is withholding taxes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + D (2) = 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 WITHHELD
WITHHELD 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 WITHHELD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whiled13
- whited13
- withed13
- width12
- while11
- white11
- withe11
- whid11
- hilted10
- wilted10
- heth10
- thew10
- whet10
- whit10
- with10
- dwelt9
- wield9
- wiled9
- wited9
- heh9
- hew9
- lithe8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- lewd8
- weld8
- wide8
- wild8
- elhi7
- heil7
- hilt7
- lwei7
- welt7
- wile7
- wilt7
- wite7
- dew7
- edh7
- hid7
- wed7
- tilde6
- tiled6
- eth6
- het6
- hie6
- hit6
- tew6
- the6
- wet6
- wit6
- deil5
- deli5
- delt5
- diel5
- diet5
- dite5
- edit5
- idle5
- lied5
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