GUANO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GUANO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guanosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUANO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does GUANO mean in Scrabble?
noun
The accumulated droppings of seabirds or bats, prized historically as a rich, nitrogen-heavy natural fertilizer.
Guano built up over centuries on islands and in caves where large colonies of birds or bats roosted, forming thick deposits that miners later dug out and shipped worldwide. During the nineteenth century, countries fought over access to guano islands because the substance dramatically boosted crop yields before synthetic fertilizers existed. Today guano is still collected on a smaller scale and valued by organic farmers for its high nutrient content.
How GUANO is used
Mainly a noun referring to the fertilizer substance; associated historically with the nineteenth-century guano trade.
- Sailors loaded ships with tons of guano from the island.
- Bat guano coated the floor of the deep cave.
- Farmers once imported guano to enrich poor soil.
- The seabird colony left thick layers of guano on the cliffs.
- Organic gardeners still prize guano as a natural fertilizer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUANO
3 longer words begin with GUANO.
Words with GUANO inside
2 words contain GUANO in the middle. Words that start with GUANO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANO
Common questions about GUANO
- Is GUANO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANO worth?
- GUANO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANO mean?
- The accumulated droppings of seabirds or bats, prized historically as a rich, nitrogen-heavy natural fertilizer.
- What letters can be added to GUANO?
- GUANO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUANO:
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