What does HEEL mean?

Pronunciation
/hil/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
  2. the back part of the human foot
  3. someone who is morally reprehensible“you dirty dog”
  4. one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
  5. the lower end of a ship's mast
  6. (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

verb

  1. tilt to one side“The balloon heeled over”
  2. follow at the heels of a person

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

heels8heeled10heeling11

Anagrams of HEEL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside HEEL

5 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

eel3lee3 eh5el2 he5

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Questions

Is HEEL a valid word in word games?

HEEL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is HEEL worth?

HEEL is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HEEL?

5 other words, including HE, LEE, EL and EH.