stronghold

Meanings

Noun

a strongly fortified defensive structure
A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English strong-hold, strong-holde, stranghalde (equivalent to strong + hold), from Middle English strong (“having physical strength, sturdy, strong; built to withstand assaults, fortified”) (from Old English strang, strong (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“stiff, tight”)) + Middle English hōld (“grasp, grip; control, possession, rule”) (from Old English).

Synonyms

bastion, bulwark, fastness

Scrabble Score: 15

stronghold is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stronghold is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stronghold is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

stronghold is a valid Words With Friends word