HELP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HELP 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 HELP?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HELP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does HELP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make it easier for someone to do something.
Help had a strong past tense once, and the old form survives in older Bible translations while everyday English uses the regular one. Very few verbs have made that switch so completely.
How HELP is used
Helped, helping. Also a noun.
- They helped without being asked twice.
- The word help once had an irregular past tense.
- A help rather than a hindrance, on balance.
- Helping with the boxes took the whole morning.
- Older Bibles keep the strong past form of help.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HELP
23 longer words begin with HELP.
Words ending in HELP
2 words end in HELP. Useful as a back hook: play HELP onto a word already on the board.
Words with HELP inside
15 words contain HELP in the middle. Words that start with HELP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HELP
Common questions about HELP
- Is HELP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELP worth?
- HELP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELP mean?
- To make it easier for someone to do something.
- What letters can be added to HELP?
- HELP takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HELP:
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