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Footholds

f 4o 1o 1t 1h 4o 1l 1d 2s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Common · plural of foothold

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does footholds mean?

noun

  1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

    “an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines”

    Synonymsbridgehead

  2. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

    Synonymsfooting

  3. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments

    “the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors”

    Synonymsbeachhead

Definitions shown for foothold, the base form of footholds.

Is FOOTHOLDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FOOTHOLDS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
f 4o 1o 1t 1h 4o 1l 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
f 4o 1o 1t 1h 3o 1l 2d 2s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
f 4o 1o 1t 1h 4o 1l 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
f 4o 1o 1t 1h 3o 1l 2d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FOOTHOLDS

Words that end like FOOTHOLDS

Common words that share the ending -OLDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

billfoldsscaffoldswithholdsblindfoldsthresholdsbeholdsstrongholdsunfoldsupholdsholdsfoldsmanifoldsmarigoldshouseholdsscoldscoldsgolds
All words ending in -OLDS

Footholds: quick answers

Is FOOTHOLDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FOOTHOLDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FOOTHOLDS worth?
FOOTHOLDS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does footholds mean?
footholds is the plural of foothold, which means “an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOOTHOLDS?
You can make 133 shorter words from FOOTHOLDS, such as FOOTHOLD, FLOSH, HOOFS, FLOODS. See the full list.