Definition of holidays

"holidays" in the noun sense

1. vacation, holiday

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

"we get two weeks of vacation every summer"

"we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"

2. holiday

a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

"no mail is delivered on federal holidays"

"it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

"holidays" in the verb sense

1. vacation, holiday

spend or take a vacation

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Quotations for holidays

The holiest of holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart,
The secret anniversaries of the heart. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

I regard them, as Charles the Emperor did Florence, that they are too pleasant to be looked upon except on holidays. [ Izaak Walton ]

In the mouths of many men soft words are like roses that soldiers put into the muzzles of their muskets on holidays. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

holidays in Scrabble®

The word holidays is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters holidays:

HOLIDAYS
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

holiday, hyaloid, ladyish, shadily

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word holidays

HOLIDAYS
(153)
HOLIDAYS
(144)
HOLIDAYS
(102)
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(96)
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(60)
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(18)
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(18)
HOLIDAYS
(17)
HOLIDAYS
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In holidays

HOLIDAYS
(153)
HOLIDAYS
(144)
LADYISH
(106 = 56 + 50)
SHADILY
(106 = 56 + 50)
HOLIDAY
(106 = 56 + 50)
HYALOID
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HOLIDAY
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HOLIDAY
(104 = 54 + 50)
SHADILY
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HOLIDAYS
(102)
SHADILY
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HYALOID
(98 = 48 + 50)
SHADILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LADYISH
(98 = 48 + 50)
HOLIDAY
(98 = 48 + 50)
HOLIDAYS
(96)
HYALOID
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HOLIDAY
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LADYISH
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HYALOID
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SHADILY
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HOLIDAY
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HOLIDAY
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HYALOID
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HYALOID
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SHADILY
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HYALOID
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HYALOID
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HYALOID
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HOLIDAYS
(60)
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(60)
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(57)
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(57)
HYLIDS
(51)
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(51)
HOLIDAYS
(48)
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(48)
YODHS
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
HYOID
(48)
HYOID
(48)
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(48)
HYLID
(48)
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(48)
SHOALY
(48)
SHADY
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
YODH
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
HYLIDS
(45)
HOLIDAYS
(42)
HYOID
(42)
HOLY
(42)

holidays in Words With Friends™

The word holidays is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters holidays:

HOLIDAYS
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

holiday, hyaloid, ladyish, shadily

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word holidays

HOLIDAYS
(108)
HOLIDAYS
(96)
HOLIDAYS
(72)
HOLIDAYS
(72)
HOLIDAYS
(68)
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(66)
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(60)
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(60)
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(56)
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(56)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
HOLIDAYS
(48)
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(40)
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(40)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
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(28)
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(24)
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(24)
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(22)
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(20)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
HOLIDAYS
(15)
HOLIDAYS
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In holidays

HOLIDAYS
(108)
SHADILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HYALOID
(104 = 69 + 35)
HOLIDAY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HOLIDAY
(104 = 69 + 35)
LADYISH
(98 = 63 + 35)
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(98 = 63 + 35)
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(98 = 63 + 35)
SHADILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
LADYISH
(98 = 63 + 35)
HYALOID
(98 = 63 + 35)
SHADILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
HOLIDAYS
(96)
HYALOID
(92 = 57 + 35)
HYALOID
(92 = 57 + 35)
HYALOID
(92 = 57 + 35)
LADYISH
(92 = 57 + 35)
SHADILY
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HOLIDAY
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LADYISH
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HOLIDAY
(80 = 45 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
HOLIDAYS
(72)
HOLIDAYS
(72)
HOLIDAY
(69 = 34 + 35)
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HOLIDAYS
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HOLIDAYS
(66)
HYLIDS
(66)
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HOLIDAYS
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(60)
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HOLIDAYS
(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
HOLIDAYS
(54)
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(54)
HYLIDS
(54)
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(54)
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Words within the letters of holidays

2 letter words in holidays (15 words)

6 letter words in holidays (2 words)

7 letter words in holidays (4 words)

8 letter words in holidays (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence holidays

Words that start with holidays (1 word)

Words with holidays in them (1 word)

Words that end with holidays (1 word)

Word Growth involving holidays

Shorter words in holidays

ay ays days

ay day days

ay day holiday

id lid holiday

Longer words containing holidays

(No longer words found)