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— English words —

• hold␣water v. (Idiomatic) To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.
• hold␣water v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, water.

14 English words from 2 English definitions

criticism figuratively hold Idiomatic idiomatically other other␣than scrutiny see than Used valid water withstand

19 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ate Até Atë -ate Ater HoL hol- hold LDW old OLD 'old ter TER ter- wat Wat WAT water

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AWD awdl DLO eta ETA Loh LOH ret Ret. Reta taw Taw

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

hotelward

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

death␣growl holds␣water hotelwards lowhearted low-hearted North␣Weald

6 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Aderholt awrothed death␣row harloted leadwort ratholed

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

coldwater Coldwater Goldwater held␣water holy␣water

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

holds␣water

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