BODYGUARD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BODYGUARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BODYGUARD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BODYGUARD is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BODYGUARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bodyguardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BODYGUARD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BODYGUARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BODYGUARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BODYGUARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or group of people employed to escort and protect someone important or at risk.
A bodyguard stays close to the person being protected and watches for danger in crowds and on journeys. Famous singers, politicians and wealthy executives often travel with a bodyguard. Used as a verb, the word means to protect someone in this way.
How BODYGUARD is used
Used for a hired protector of a person, and also figuratively for anyone shielding another closely.
- The singer never left the hotel without a bodyguard.
- A burly bodyguard stepped between the minister and the crowd.
- She joked that her older brother was her personal bodyguard at school.
- Every bodyguard in the convoy carried a radio.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BODYGUARD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BODYGUARD
3 longer words begin with BODYGUARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BODYGUARD
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Common questions about BODYGUARD
- Is BODYGUARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BODYGUARD, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BODYGUARD worth?
- BODYGUARD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BODYGUARD mean?
- A person or group of people employed to escort and protect someone important or at risk.
- What letters can be added to BODYGUARD?
- BODYGUARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BODYGUARD:
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