HELMETLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HELMETLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELMETLIKE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELMETLIKE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELMETLIKE
No single letter turns HELMETLIKE into another word.
How HELMETLIKE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HELMETLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELMETLIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HELMETLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling a helmet in shape or in the way it covers something.
Naturalists reach for helmetlike when describing a beetle's hard shell or the hooded petal of a flower. It is a plain descriptive word, and it works wherever a rounded, protective cap is suggested.
How HELMETLIKE is used
Descriptive term in natural history and design writing.
- The beetle had a helmetlike shield over its head.
- A helmetlike hood of petals covered the flower.
- The architect gave the tower a helmetlike roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELMETLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HELMETLIKE
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Common questions about HELMETLIKE
- Is HELMETLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELMETLIKE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELMETLIKE worth?
- HELMETLIKE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELMETLIKE mean?
- Resembling a helmet in shape or in the way it covers something.
- What letters can be added to HELMETLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to HELMETLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HELMETLIKE:
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