Is WITHHOLDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITHHOLDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITHHOLDS mean?
Withholds 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
19
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 19 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 WITHHOLDS
WITHHOLDS 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 WITHHOLDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- withhold18
- whisht15
- whish14
- widths13
- lowish12
- owlish12
- whilst12
- whosit12
- dhows12
- whids12
- width12
- doltish11
- howls11
- swith11
- whist11
- whits11
- dhow11
- whid11
- dhotis10
- oldish10
- howl10
- hows10
- show10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- holist9
- lithos9
- thiols9
- dhoti9
- holds9
- wilds9
- wolds9
- how9
- shh9
- who9
- hilts8
- hoist8
- holts8
- litho8
- sloth8
- thiol8
- wilts8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- dows8
- hods8
- hold8
- shod8
- sidh8
- wild8
- wold8
- stolid7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- hols7
- holt7
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