Is HOLDOUT a word?
HOLDOUT is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 49 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HOLDOUT is a valid word.
What does holdout mean?
noun: a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms.
“their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HOLDOUT: word details
- Pronunciation: HOHL-dowt (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside holdout
Words you can make from the letters of holdout.
Solve a whole rack, not just HOLDOUT
HOLDOUT is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HOLDOUT mean?
HOLDOUT is a noun. It means: a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms.
Is HOLDOUT a valid word?
Yes, HOLDOUT is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.