helpful

Adjective

Providing assistance or serving a useful purpose.
providing assistance or serving a useful function

Adj

Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

Examples

a helpful clue
a helpful person
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Origin / Etymology

From Middle English helpful; equivalent to help + -ful.

Synonyms

obliging

Antonyms

unhelpful

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

helpful: valid Words With Friends Word