HELVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HELVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELVE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HELVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,295.
What does HELVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The handle of a tool or weapon, especially the wooden shaft of an axe, hatchet, or hammer.
A helve is fitted onto the metal head of a tool during manufacture, and a broken helve is a common repair job for anyone who works regularly with an axe. The verb formed from the same word, to helve, means to fit a new handle onto a tool head after the old one has cracked or split. Woodworkers once chose particular kinds of timber, prized for strength and springiness, specifically for making a durable helve.
How HELVE is used
A somewhat old-fashioned or technical term, most familiar to woodworkers and readers of older craft writing.
- The axe head flew off when the helve finally split.
- He carved a new helve from a length of seasoned ash.
- A loose helve makes any striking tool dangerous to use.
- The blacksmith fitted a fresh helve onto the old hammer head.
- Years of hard chopping had worn the helve smooth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HELVE
4 longer words begin with HELVE.
Words ending in HELVE
1 words end in HELVE. Useful as a back hook: play HELVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HELVE inside
7 words contain HELVE in the middle. Words that start with HELVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HELVE
Common questions about HELVE
- Is HELVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELVE worth?
- HELVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELVE mean?
- The handle of a tool or weapon, especially the wooden shaft of an axe, hatchet, or hammer.
- What letters can be added to HELVE?
- HELVE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HELVE:
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