Is holding a Scrabble word?
Yes, holding is a Scrabble word!
...and is worth 12 points in Scrabble, and 14 points in Words with Friends
Holding is a valid Scrabble word.
Holding is a word starting with h ending with g. Check our list of words starting with h ending with g.
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Dictionary definitions of the word holding
The meaning of holding
holding
38 definitions of the word holding.
Verb
- Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
- Have or hold in one's hands or grip
- Organize or be responsible for
- Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
- Secure and keep for possible future use or application
- Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- Be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- Contain or hold; have within
- Have room for; hold without crowding
- Remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- Support or hold in a certain manner
- Be valid, applicable, or true
- Assert or affirm
- Have as a major characteristic
- Be capable of holding or containing
- Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- Protect against a challenge or attack
- Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- Hold the attention of
- Remain committed to
- Resist or confront with resistance
- Be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- Stop dealing with
- Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- Keep from departing
- Take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- Cause to stop
- Cover as for protection against noise or smell
- Drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- Aim, point, or direct
- Declare to be
- Be in accord; be in agreement
- Keep from exhaling or expelling
Noun
- The act of retaining something
- Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in holding?
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There are 2 words that can be made by adding another letter to 'holding'.