No word spells HELLA. Unscramble HELLA instead and you have 20 words, and 4 share the top score of 7, among them HALL, HELL and HEAL. Of the shorter words, LAH and HAE lead with 6 points. 5 letters: 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HELLA split into 5 with 4 letters, 6 with 3 and 9 with 2. The longest answer has 4 letters.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HALE, HALL, HEAL and HELL (7 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
None of the three games accepts HELLA itself. Its letters still make 20 playable words, split by game below.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELLA itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 20) | 19 | 20 | 18 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Words With Friends* skips 1 of them: LAH. Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: EA.