HELPLESSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HELPLESSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELPLESSNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELPLESSNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELPLESSNESS
No single letter turns HELPLESSNESS into another word.
How HELPLESSNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HELPLESSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELPLESSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HELPLESSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in HELPLESSNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HELPLESSNESS
1 longer words begin with HELPLESSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HELPLESSNESS
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Common questions about HELPLESSNESS
- Is HELPLESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELPLESSNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELPLESSNESS worth?
- HELPLESSNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELPLESSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to HELPLESSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HELPLESSNESS:
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