UNHELPFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. UNHELPFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHELPFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHELPFUL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHELPFUL
No single letter turns UNHELPFUL into another word.
How UNHELPFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNHELPFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNHELPFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNHELPFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Giving no assistance, or doing nothing to make a situation better.
An unhelpful reply is often polite but empty, leaving the person asking exactly where they started. The word is common in reviews of shops, instructions and customer support.
How UNHELPFUL is used
Used of people, advice, instructions and comments.
- The clerk was rude and thoroughly unhelpful.
- His unhelpful advice only made things worse.
- The manual was dense and unhelpful.
- An unhelpful remark can spoil a good mood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHELPFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNHELPFUL
3 longer words begin with UNHELPFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHELPFUL
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Common questions about UNHELPFUL
- Is UNHELPFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHELPFUL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHELPFUL worth?
- UNHELPFUL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHELPFUL mean?
- Giving no assistance, or doing nothing to make a situation better.
- What letters can be added to UNHELPFUL?
- No single letter can be added to UNHELPFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNHELPFUL:
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