holding pattern
NOUN
15 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
holding pattern is a valid 15-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1L1D2I1N1G2P3A1T1T1E1R1N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does holding pattern mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A state of inaction with no progress and no change.
“you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment”
BROADER