helmet
A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
Noun 2 meanings
A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
Verb 1 meaning
To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.
Etymology
From Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme (Modern French heaume), equivalent to helm + -et. The Old French is itself of Germanic origin (whence Old English helm). Used in English since the 15th century, it has largely displaced helm as the general word.
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HELMET at a glance
HELMET has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + L 1 + M 3 + E 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,809 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with helmet
All rhymes- COMET9
- GOURMET10
- EMMET9
- PLUMMET13
- UNMET7
- CALUMET11
- KISMET12
- GROMMET12
- CERMET10
- PELMET10
- RAMET7
- GUILLEMET12
One letter away
- HELMED12
- HELMER11
- PELMET10
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