Words Starting With HOL

219 words start with HOL. Scores range up to 29 points (HOLOGRAPHICALLY), averaging 15 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Inherited only through the Y chromosome from father to son.

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Plural of HOLARCHY.

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A hierarchy where each component is both whole and part.

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Total water content of a soil sample.

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Definition

Plural of HOLARD.

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The act of grasping or gripping.

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Able to be held or grasped.

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A large bag for carrying belongings during travel.

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Plural of HOLDALL.

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A restraint or device that holds something back.

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Plural of HOLDBACK.

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A clamp or device that secures something in place.

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Plural of HOLDDOWN.

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Archaic past participle of hold.

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Definition

Agent noun of HOLD.

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A pipe clip that fastens a pipe to a wall.

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Plural of HOLDERBAT.

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Plural of HOLDER.

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State of being a holder; possession or tenure.

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Plural of HOLDERSHIP.

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A structure that anchors an organism to a surface.

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Plural of HOLDFAST.

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Present participle of HOLD.

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Plural of HOLDING.

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A person who refuses to agree or concede in negotiations.

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Plural of HOLDOUT.

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Something that remains from an earlier time.

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Plural of HOLDOVER.

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Plural of HOLD.

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A robbery at gunpoint.

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Plural of HOLDUP.

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Definition

An opening or hollow place in something.

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Past tense of HOLE.

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Having no holes.

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Plural of HOLE.

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Obsolete form of wholesome.

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Obsolete spelling of wholesome.

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Having many holes; full of openings.

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Comparative form of HOLEY.

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Superlative form of HOLEY.

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Archaic form of halibut.

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Plural of HOLIBUT.

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A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.

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Past tense of HOLIDAY.

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Agent noun of HOLIDAY.

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Plural of HOLIDAYER.

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Present participle of HOLIDAY.

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A person who is on vacation or traveling for pleasure.

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Plural of HOLIDAYMAKER.

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Plural of HOLIDAY.

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More holy; more sacred.

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Plural of HOLY.

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Most holy; most sacred.

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In a holy manner; with sanctity.

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The state of being holy.

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Plural of HOLINESS.

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Present participle of HOLE.

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Plural of HOLING.

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The theory that parts of a whole are understood only in relation to the whole.

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Plural of HOLISM.

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How many words starting with hol are there?

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HOLOGRAPHICALLY scores 29 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.