“AHOLD” is a valid word. — 9 points Scrabble

holdthe act of grasping
loadweight to be borne or conveyed
haloan indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
dahltropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
dhaltropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

hadhave or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
oldpast times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
lada boy or man
dahthe longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
adoa rapid active commotion
dala metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
hao10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam
dola unit of pain intensity
hodan open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder

doan uproarious party
oha midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
ah
ha(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
laa white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
hoa trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
ala silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
ada public promotion of some product or service
lo
oda doctor's degree in optometry

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