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HELMING

7 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What HELMING Means

HELMING is a form of HELM, which means:

  1. noun: steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
  2. noun: (figurative) a position of leadership“the President is at the helm of the Ship of State”
  3. verb: be at or take the helm of“helm the ship”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HELMING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 E1 L1 M3 I1 N1 G2.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In HELMING

76 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (3)

5 letter words (10)

4 letter words (21)

3 letter words (29)

2 letter words (13)

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