HELICASES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. HELICASES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4e1l1i1c3a1s1e1s1
Depends on the listHELICASES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HELICASES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful HELICASES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELICASES
No single letter turns HELICASES into another word.
How HELICASES scores
Scrabble h4e1l1i1c3a1s1e1s1 14
Words with Friends h3e1l2i1c4a1s1e1s1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in HELICASES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELICASES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HELICASES
helicase13 lacheses13 chaises12 chesils12 chessel12 chisels12 clashes12 eliches12 helices12 leaches12 lichees12 sealchs12 seiches12 leashes10 sheilas10 iceless9 salices9 siecles9 cashes11 chaise11 chases11 chasse11 chelae11 chelas11 chesil11 chiels11 chiles11 chisel11 elchis11 eliche11 heliac11 laches11 laichs11 leches11 lichee11 liches11 sealch11 secesh11 seiche11 sleech11
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Common questions about HELICASES
- Is HELICASES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HELICASES is not in it.
- How many points is HELICASES worth?
- HELICASES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELICASES?
- No single letter can be added to HELICASES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HELICASES:
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