Held definition
Held is an adjective meaning "occupied or in the control of; often used in combination."
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Meaning of held
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
"enemy-held territory"
How to say held
Held has 1 syllable and rhymes with spelled. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with held
- spelled
- yelled
- compelled
- expelled
- upheld
- smelled
- propelled
- handheld
- withheld
- weld
- unparalleled
- excelled
HELD in word games
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 0
Is HELD a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check HELD in the word checker, or unscramble HELD to see the shorter words in its letters.
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