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5 letters · 8 words · Updated 12 November 2026

Unscramble HOLLY

HOLLY is itself a valid word in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, worth 11 points and 11 respectively on plain squares. Rearranged and shortened, the same 5 letters make 8 words in total, from 5 letters down to two. No other word uses all 5 letters, which makes it a safe rack to hold. The highest scoring option is HOLLY at 11 points in Scrabble. Wholly. Chaucer. 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries… If you can play it as it stands, do that before shortening it. A full rack usually outscores a shorter word even when the shorter one looks cleverer. The method behind a list like this is in our guide to unscrambling letters fast.

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Words you can make from HOLLY

8 words found

from the letters HOLLY best: HOLLY · 11 pts

5 letter words from these letters

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4 letter words from these letters

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3 letter words from these letters

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2 letter words from these letters

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What HOLLY is worth

Face value only, before any premium square. These letters happen to be worth the same in both games, 11 points.

What each letter in HOLLY is worth
LetterIn HOLLYScrabbleWords With Friends
h 1×43
l 2×12
o 1×11
y 1×43
Total5 1111

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Scores shown are the bare tile values. Premium squares, and the fifty point bonus for using all seven tiles, are not included because they depend on where the word lands. More on that here.