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Yes, withstand is playable

...and is worth 16 points.

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Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Withstand" Definition

verb-transitive

To be successful in resisting. See Synonyms at oppose.
To oppose with force or resolution.

verb-intransitive

To resist or endure successfully.

verb

To stand up against oppose with firm determination.
To resist successfully.
To be proof against resist the effect of.
To stop or obstruct the course of.

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