Is WITHHOLDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITHHOLDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITHHOLDERS mean?
Withholders is a form of WITHHOLDER.
- noun
a person who refrains from granting
“a withholder of payments”
- noun
a person who restrains or checks or holds back
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 WITHHOLDERS
WITHHOLDERS 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 WITHHOLDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- withholder20
- withholds19
- whishted18
- withheld18
- withhold18
- whished17
- dishtowel16
- threshold16
- witherods16
- whither16
- whorish16
- whistled15
- witherod15
- whisht15
- shithole14
- whistler14
- whortles14
- worthies14
- howdies14
- whirled14
- whisted14
- whorled14
- worthed14
- writhed14
- whish14
- howlers13
- howlets13
- showier13
- swither13
- whistle13
- whortle13
- withers13
- writhes13
- howdie13
- howled13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- whiled13
- whited13
- whored13
- widths13
- wished13
- withed13
- rowdiest12
- wordiest12
- hither12
- howler12
- howlet12
- lowish12
- owlish12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shower12
- swithe12
- thresh12
- throws12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whirls12
- whiter12
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