HELPLESSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HELPLESSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
h4e1l1p3l1e1s1s1l1y4
PlayableHELPLESSLY · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HELPLESSLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful HELPLESSLY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELPLESSLY
No single letter turns HELPLESSLY into another word.
How HELPLESSLY scores
Scrabble h4e1l1p3l1e1s1s1l1y4 18
Words with Friends h3e1l2p4l2e1s1s1l2y3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in HELPLESSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELPLESSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HELPLESSLY
phyleses16 helpless13 pleshes12 physes14 sheepy14 sylphs14 shelly12 peyses11 pheses11 shleps11 sleepy11 slypes11 sheels9 shells9 sleeps8 speels8 spells8 selles6 hypes13 phyle13 sylph13 syphs13 hyles11 yeesh11 helps10 hesps10 peyse10 phese10 plesh10 seepy10 sheep10 shlep10 slype10 sypes10 yelps10 heels8 heles8 hells8 lyses8 seely8
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Common questions about HELPLESSLY
- Is HELPLESSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELPLESSLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELPLESSLY worth?
- HELPLESSLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELPLESSLY?
- No single letter can be added to HELPLESSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HELPLESSLY:
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