Handfast

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters

Definition of Handfast

noun

A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.

verb

To pledge; to bind
(obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

adjective

Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.

Anagrams of Handfast

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "handfast":

5-LETTER WORDS

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4-LETTER WORDS

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3-LETTER WORDS

aah aas ads aft aha ahs ana and ant ash

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Rhyming Words

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