Is holds a Scrabble word?
Yes, holds is a Scrabble word!
...and is worth 9 points in Scrabble, and 9 points in Words with Friends
Holds is a valid Scrabble word.
Holds is a word starting with h ending with s. Check our list of words starting with h ending with s.
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Dictionary definitions of the word holds
The meaning of holds
holds
45 definitions of the word holds.
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 grasping
- Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- Time during which some action is awaited
- A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- A stronghold
- A cell in a jail or prison
- The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in holds?
Words that can be created with an extra letter added to holds:
Unscramble the letters in holds
There are 4 words that can be made by adding another letter to 'holds'.