helve

helve is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
2. noun. The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.
3. noun. A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
4. transitive verb. To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
5. noun. the handle of a weapon or tool

   Synonyms: haft

Synonyms

haft

Common word forms

helved, helver, helves, helving

Words from these letters

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