GUANACO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GUANACO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANACO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANACO is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANACO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guanacosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANACO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GUANACO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does GUANACO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wild South American animal related to the llama, living in the Andes and Patagonia.
The guanaco is slimmer and more graceful than its domestic cousins and wears a pale brown coat with a white belly. Herds graze on high, dry plains, and the animal is thought to be the wild ancestor of the llama.
How GUANACO is used
Guanaco is the name used by naturalists and in travel writing about the Andes.
- A guanaco watched us from a ridge in Patagonia.
- The herd of guanaco bolted across the plain.
- Guanaco wool is soft and prized for its warmth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANACO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUANACO
1 longer words begin with GUANACO.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANACO
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Common questions about GUANACO
- Is GUANACO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANACO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANACO worth?
- GUANACO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANACO mean?
- A wild South American animal related to the llama, living in the Andes and Patagonia.
- What letters can be added to GUANACO?
- GUANACO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GUANACO:
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