handstand
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
/ˈhændˌstænd/
Definition of handstand
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The act of standing on one's hands, most often in an inverted way.
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noun
- The act of standing on one's hands, most often in an inverted way.
- The position of standing on one's hands.
- Synonym of headstand.
verb
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(intransitive)To perform a handstand.
“My student Jon for example is a juggler, wanting to add another string to his circus bow, he decided to learn to handstand; not wanting to ruin his wrists, he sought out some professional help in learning to handstand.”
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Etymology
From hand + stand.
Words you can make from handstand
80 playable · top: HADST (9 pts)
Best play hadst 9 points5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
29 words- DAHS 8 pts
- DASH 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- SHAD 8 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- SHAT 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- ADDS 6 pts
- DADA 6 pts
- DADS 6 pts
- ANDS 5 pts
- DANS 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- SAND 5 pts
- TADS 5 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NANS 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
3-letter words
28 words2-letter words
11 wordsHooks
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