helas

H4E1L1A1S1

A form of alas — Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.

RareScrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

interjection
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of alas.

    Who ſo liſt to hounte I knowe where is an hynde but as for me helas I may no more

    c. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Who so list to hounte”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 7v

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leashshalehalesSalehselahSahelhalsesheal
Cite this entry
APA

helas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helas

MLA

“helas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helas.

Source: helas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.