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Holds

/həʊldz/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Holds

noun

  1. A grasp or grip.

    "Keep a firm hold on the handlebars."

  2. An act or instance of holding.

    "Can I have a hold of the baby?"

  3. A place where animals are held for safety
  4. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.

    "Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book."

  5. Something reserved or kept.

    "We have a hold here for you."

verb

  1. To grasp or grip.

    "Hold the pencil like this."

  2. To contain or store.

    "This package holds six bottles."

  3. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
  4. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
  5. To win one's own service game.

noun

  1. The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

    "Put that in the hold."

Anagrams of Holds

No exact anagrams found for "holds". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "holds" and rearranging:

+aaholds
+edholes
+ioldish
+ushould
Related Word Patterns
HO...Words starting with "ho"...DSWords ending with "ds"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "holds"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

release
Letter Values
h4
o1
l1
d2
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Holds
abfaradsaboundsabscondsabsurdsacaridsaccordsacetamidsacetanilidsacidheadsacidsactinoidsaddends
Related 5-Letter Words
haafshaarshabithabushacekhackshadalhadedhadeshadjihadsthaemshaetshafizhafts

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Holds"

Holds is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Holds" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "holds" is a low-scoring word.