Upheld
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense and past participle of uphold, meaning maintained in an unaltered condition or confirmed as valid.
“The appeal court upheld the original verdict after reviewing all the evidence.”
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up·held
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Ends in -ELD, HELD is embedded within it, H in the middle can be tricky to identify
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Worth 12 points, H adds value, HELD base is common, D at the end is a useful hook
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