HELPINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HELPINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
h4e1l1p3i1n1g2s1
PlayableHELPINGS · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HELPINGS?
| 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
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful HELPINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELPINGS
No single letter turns HELPINGS into another word.
How HELPINGS scores
Scrabble h4e1l1p3i1n1g2s1 14
Words with Friends h3e1l2p4i1n2g3s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in HELPINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELPINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HELPINGS
- All 8 letters of HELPINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HELPINGS
helping13 hesping13 phesing13 plenish12 english11 shingle11 pingles10 spignel10 heling10 hinges10 neighs10 sleigh10 elshin9 genips9 gipsen9 pingle9 plings9 pensil8 spinel8 spline8 ingles7 lignes7 single7 peghs11 helps10 plesh10 shlep10 ehing9 hinge9 hings9 neigh9 nighs9 genip8 heils8 leish8 pings8 pling8 shiel8 shine8 lipes7
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Common questions about HELPINGS
- Is HELPINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELPINGS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELPINGS worth?
- HELPINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELPINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HELPINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HELPINGS:
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