Definition of holocaust

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • holocaust is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • holocaust is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • holocaust is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of holocaust


  • the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. final solution
  • an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) (noun)

    Examples

    1. a nuclear holocaust

See definition of holocaust in Merriam Webster