Helicopter
10 lettersnounmoderateUpdated February 2026
Definition
An aircraft with rotating overhead blades that enable it to take off and land vertically, hover, and fly in any direction. A rotorcraft used for transport, rescue, and military operations.
“The air ambulance helicopter landed on the hospital's rooftop helipad.”
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Contains four E's, two H's, and common -ER ending pattern
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Scrabble
Worth 19 points; good length at 10 letters with two H's (4 pts each) and C (3 pts)
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