GUAN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GUAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUAN is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does GUAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large game bird of Central and South American forests, related to the curassow, with a long tail and a loud call.
The guan lives mostly in trees and is hunted for food across parts of Latin America. It belongs to the family Cracidae together with the curassow and chachalaca, and several species are named for their region or appearance, such as the horned guan.
How GUAN is used
Technical zoological term; appears in field guides and nature writing rather than everyday speech.
- The guan called loudly from the treetop at dawn.
- Hunters in the region often pursue the guan for its meat.
- A guan glided between branches high above the trail.
- The horned guan is a rare species found in cloud forests.
- Bird watchers spotted a guan near the river at sunrise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUAN
The 4 tiles of GUAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUAN
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with GUAN.
Words ending in GUAN
2 words end in GUAN. Useful as a back hook: play GUAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUAN inside
16 words contain GUAN in the middle. Words that start with GUAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUAN
Common questions about GUAN
- Is GUAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUAN worth?
- GUAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUAN mean?
- A large game bird of Central and South American forests, related to the curassow, with a long tail and a loud call.
- What letters can be added to GUAN?
- GUAN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUAN:
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