Scrabble Word Finder

HELVES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. HELVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

h4e1l1v4e1s1
PlayableHELVES · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 282,209odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HELVES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 39 / 100

39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful HELVES is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HELVES

Front hooks — 2

shelves13 thelves13

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HELVES scores

Scrabble h4e1l1v4e1s1 12
Words with Friends h3e1l2v5e1s1 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in HELVES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
e212
l14
v12
s14

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 282,209.

Anagrams of HELVES

shelve12

The 6 tiles of HELVES in a different order — 1 found.

Shorter words from the letters in HELVES

helve11 elves8 heels8 heles8 leves8 sheel8 veles8 eves7 heel7 hele7 leve7 levs7 vees7 vele7 eels4 else4 lees4 seel4 sele4 slee4 ehs6 eve6 hes6 lev6 sev6 she6 vee6 eel3 els3 lee3 see3 sel3 eh5 he5 sh5 ee2 el2 es2

Common questions about HELVES

Is HELVES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELVES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HELVES worth?
HELVES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HELVES?
HELVES takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HELVES:

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