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Holes

h 4o 1l 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of hole

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does holes mean?

noun

  1. an opening into or through something

  2. an opening deliberately made in or through something

  3. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

    “he played 18 holes”

    Synonymsgolf hole

  4. an unoccupied space

  5. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

    Synonymshollow

  6. a fault

    “he shot holes in my argument”

verb

  1. hit the ball into the hole

    Synonymshole out

  2. make holes in

Definitions shown for hole, the base form of holes.

Is HOLES 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) Yes

How many points is HOLES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
h 4o 1l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
h 3o 1l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
h 4o 1l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
h 3o 1l 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in HOLES

Anagrams 3

heloshoselsheol

Hooks for HOLES

Add one letter to the front or back of HOLES to make another word.

Front hooks

dholestholeswholes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HOLES

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

rolessolesdolesmolespolesstolescajolesparolesconsolestadpolesflagpolescasseroleswholeskeyholesmanholespotholesloopholesportholeswormholesbuttonholespigeonholes
All words ending in -OLES

Holes: quick answers

Is HOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HOLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HOLES worth?
HOLES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does holes mean?
holes is the plural and third-person singular form of hole, which means “an opening into or through something”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HOLES?
You can make 37 shorter words from HOLES, such as HELO, HOES, HOLE, HOLS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HOLES?
HOLES rearranges into HELOS, HOSEL, SHEOL.