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Helps

Q: What does helps mean?

helps is the plural and third-person singular form of help, which means “the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

h ₄e ₁l ₁p ₃s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of help

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does helps mean?

noun

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
“he gave me an assist with the housework”
Synonymsaid assist assistance
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
“my invaluable assistant”
Synonymsassistant helper supporter
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
“visual aids in teaching”
Synonymsaid assistance
a means of serving
“of no avail”
Synonymsavail service

verb

give help or assistance; be of service
“Everyone helped out during the earthquake”
Synonymsassist aid
improve the condition of
“These pills will help the patient”
Synonymsaid
be of use
“This will help to prevent accidents”
Synonymsfacilitate
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
“I can't help myself--I have to smoke”
Synonymshelp oneself
help to some food; help with food or drink
“I served him three times, and after that he helped himself”
Synonymsserve
contribute to the furtherance of
“This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries”

Definitions shown for help, the base form of helps.

Is HELPS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is HELPS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

h ₄e ₁l ₁p ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

h ₃e ₁l ₂p ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

11 pts

h ₄e ₁l ₁p ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

h ₃e ₁l ₂p ₃s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HELPS

Anagrams 2

plesh shlep

Best shorter words top 21 of 21

help 9 heps 9 hesp 9 pehs 9 hep 8 peh 8 ehs 6 hes 6 leps 6 she 6 eh 5 he 5 lep 5 pes 5 sh 5 pe 4 els 3 les 3 sel 3 el 2 es 2

See all 21 words made from HELPS

Hooks for HELPS

Add one letter to the front or back of HELPS to make another word.

Front hooks

chelps whelps

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HELPS

Common words that share the ending -ELPS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

yelps

All words ending in -ELPS

Helps: quick answers

Is HELPS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. HELPS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is HELPS worth?

HELPS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does helps mean?

helps is the plural and third-person singular form of help, which means “the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in HELPS?

You can make 21 shorter words from HELPS, such as HELP, HEPS, HESP, PEHS. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of HELPS?

HELPS rearranges into PLESH, SHLEP.