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Scolds

Q: What does scolds mean?

scolds is the plural and third-person singular form of scold, which means “someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of scold

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

What does scolds mean?

noun

someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Synonymsscolder nag naggercommon scold

verb

censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
Synonymscall on the carpettake to taskrebuke rag trounce
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
“He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong”
Synonymsgrouch grumble

Definitions shown for scold, the base form of scolds.

Is SCOLDS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 SCOLDS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

s ₁c ₃o ₁l ₁d ₂s ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

s ₁c ₄o ₁l ₂d ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

s ₁c ₄o ₁l ₁d ₂s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

s ₁c ₃o ₁l ₂d ₂s ₁

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

Words from the letters in SCOLDS

Best shorter words top 30 of 40

clods 8 colds 8 scold 8 clod 7 cods 7 cold 7 docs 7 cod 6 cols 6 coss 6 doc 6 socs 6 solds 6 col 5 cos 5 dols 5 doss 5 dsos 5 lods 5 olds 5 soc 5 sods 5 sold 5 dol 4 dos 4 dso 4 lod 4 loss 4 ods 4 old 4

See all 40 words made from SCOLDS

Words that end like SCOLDS

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.

holds folds colds golds beholds unfolds upholds billfolds footholds manifolds marigolds scaffolds withholds blindfolds households thresholds strongholds

All words ending in -OLDS

Scolds: quick answers

Is SCOLDS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SCOLDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SCOLDS worth?

SCOLDS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does scolds mean?

scolds is the plural and third-person singular form of scold, which means “someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in SCOLDS?

You can make 40 shorter words from SCOLDS, such as CLODS, COLDS, SCOLD, CLOD. See the full list.