Is WITHHOLD a word?
WITHHOLD is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, WITHHOLD is a valid word.
What does withhold mean?
verb: hold back; refuse to hand over or share.
“The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
WITHHOLD: word details
- Pronunciation: wihth-HOHLD (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 17 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 withhold
Words you can make from the letters of withhold.
Solve a whole rack, not just WITHHOLD
WITHHOLD 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 WITHHOLD mean?
WITHHOLD is a verb. It means: hold back; refuse to hand over or share.
Is WITHHOLD a valid word?
Yes, WITHHOLD is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 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.