HEELPIECE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HEELPIECE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEELPIECE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEELPIECE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEELPIECE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heelpiecesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEELPIECE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HEELPIECE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEELPIECE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HEELPIECE
- The letter E appears four times in HEELPIECE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HEELPIECE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A part made to cover or form the heel, as in a shoe, a stocking or a piece of armour.
In footwear a heelpiece is the section that wraps the back of the foot or is stuck under it for wear. The same word can name the end portion of other objects, which makes the surrounding sentence the best clue to its meaning.
How HEELPIECE is used
A fairly rare word used in shoemaking, clothing and armour.
- The cobbler glued a new rubber heelpiece onto the boot.
- A reinforced heelpiece kept the sock from wearing thin.
- The museum displayed a steel heelpiece from a knight's armour.
- Leather for the heelpiece was cut from thicker hide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEELPIECE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEELPIECE
1 longer words begin with HEELPIECE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEELPIECE
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Common questions about HEELPIECE
- Is HEELPIECE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEELPIECE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEELPIECE worth?
- HEELPIECE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEELPIECE mean?
- A part made to cover or form the heel, as in a shoe, a stocking or a piece of armour.
- What letters can be added to HEELPIECE?
- HEELPIECE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HEELPIECE:
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