Is HELPLESS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELPLESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HELPLESS worth?

HELPLESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HELPLESS?

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

HELPLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. HELPLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

h4e1l1p3l1e1s1s1

PlayableHELPLESS · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept HELPLESS?

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: 41 / 100

41WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.63

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.5%

Our own measure of how useful HELPLESS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HELPLESS

Front hooks — 1

whelpless17

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HELPLESS scores

Scrabble h4e1l1p3l1e1s1s1 13

Words with Friends h3e1l2p4l2e1s1s1 15

Face value of the 8 tiles in HELPLESS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELPLESS has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with HELPLESS

helplessly18 helplessness17 helplessnesses19

3 longer words begin with HELPLESS.

Shorter words from the letters in HELPLESS

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Common questions about HELPLESS

Is HELPLESS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELPLESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HELPLESS worth?: HELPLESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HELPLESS?: HELPLESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HELPLESS:

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