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FOOTHOLD

“FOOTHOLD” is a valid word.

15 Scrabble points
15 Words with Friends
8 letters

Definition

noun

  1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
  2. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
  3. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments

< 8-letter words: FOOTHOLD

5-letter words 1

  • floodthe rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

4-letter words 17

  • toldexpress in words
  • holdthe act of grasping
  • foodany substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  • foola person who lacks good judgment
  • footthe part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
  • hoodan aggressive and violent young criminal
  • toolan implement used in the practice of a vocation
  • foldan angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • holt
  • loftfloor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
  • lootgoods or money obtained illegally
  • doth
  • hoota loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
  • hoofthe foot of an ungulate mammal
  • dolta person who is not very bright
  • loof
  • lothunwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

3-letter words 15

  • tooto a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • oldpast times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • lot(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • hotused of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
  • oohexpress admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
  • dota very small circular shape
  • looa toilet in Britain
  • toda unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
  • oftmany times at short intervals
  • oot
  • thoa branch of the Tai languages
  • dola unit of pain intensity
  • oho
  • hodan open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
  • foh

2-letter words 7

  • to
  • of
  • doan uproarious party
  • oha midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
  • hoa trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
  • lo
  • oda doctor's degree in optometry