HELM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HELM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HELM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does HELM mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The steering apparatus of a ship.
Helm comes from a Germanic word about a handle and is unrelated to holm, which differs by one vowel and means a small island. The figurative sense about leadership is sixteenth-century.
How HELM is used
Countable, usually with the.
- The helm answers slowly in a following sea.
- The word helm comes from a Germanic one about a handle.
- At the helm of the company for nine years.
- Take the helm and hold this course.
- Helm and holm differ by a vowel and nothing else.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HELM
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with HELM.
Words ending in HELM
6 words end in HELM. Useful as a back hook: play HELM onto a word already on the board.
Words with HELM inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain HELM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HELM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HELM
Common questions about HELM
- Is HELM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELM worth?
- HELM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELM mean?
- The steering apparatus of a ship.
- What letters can be added to HELM?
- HELM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HELM:
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