Handheld
8 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated February 2026
Definition
Designed to be held and operated with one or both hands, or a device small enough to be held in the hand. Describes portable electronic devices or tools.
“The archaeologist used a handheld metal detector to search for buried artefacts.”
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Contains HAND + HELD compound with double D and H - repeated letters
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Scrabble
Worth 15 points; compound combining common root words
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