helluva

Adj

(A) hell of a; extreme.

Adv

; (expletive) (A) hell of a; extremely or very.

Adjective

Extremely disagreeable or impressive; a hell of a.

Examples

That was a HELLUVA play, opening up two triple word scores at once!
They had a helluva row over where to spend the weekend.
We had a helluva good time at the party.
Where were you? - Lost in Paris. - Wow! Helluva place to get lost!

Origin / Etymology

Written form of a reduction (relaxed pronunciation) of hell of a.

Scrabble Score: 13

helluva: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
helluva: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
helluva: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

helluva: valid Words With Friends Word