Is HELMS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELMS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HELMS worth?

HELMS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HELMS?

HELMS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HELMS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. HELMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

h4e1l1m3s1

PlayableHELMS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 98,031odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HELMS?

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

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.8%

Our own measure of how useful HELMS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HELMS

Front hooks — 1

whelms14

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HELMS scores

Scrabble h4e1l1m3s1 10

Words with Friends h3e1l2m4s1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in HELMS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
e	1	12
l	1	4
m	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.

Words starting with HELMS

helmsman15 helmsmen15 helmsperson18 helmsmanship24 helmspersons19 helmsmanships25

6 longer words begin with HELMS.

Words ending in HELMS

whelms14 schelms14 unhelms12 dishelms14 overwhelms21 underwhelms20

6 words end in HELMS. Useful as a back hook: play HELMS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HELMS

helm9 hems9 mesh9 elms6 mels6 hem8 meh8 ehs6 hes6 she6 elm5 ems5 mel5 mes5 els3 sel3 hm7 eh5 he5 sh5 em4 me4 el2 es2

Common questions about HELMS

Is HELMS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELMS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HELMS worth?: HELMS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HELMS?: HELMS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HELMS:

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