GUARD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUARD?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUARD is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUARD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does GUARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or group of people whose duty is to protect a place, a person, or property from danger, harm, or unauthorized access.
A guard is stationed to watch over something valuable or vulnerable, whether that means a soldier protecting a border post, an officer supervising prisoners, or an employee controlling entry to a building. The same word names devices meant to prevent injury, such as a safety guard fitted over moving machine parts, and it also works as a verb meaning to protect or watch over something. In several sports, a guard is additionally a specific playing position responsible for defence or blocking.
How GUARD is used
A common noun for a protective person, device, or sports position, also used widely as a verb.
- A guard stood at the entrance checking identification.
- The factory fitted a metal guard over the spinning blade.
- Two guards escorted the prisoner into the courtroom.
- The basketball team relied on its starting guard to set up plays.
- Night guards patrolled the warehouse every few hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUARD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUARD
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with GUARD.
Words ending in GUARD
22 words end in GUARD. Useful as a back hook: play GUARD onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUARD inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain GUARD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GUARD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUARD
Common questions about GUARD
- Is GUARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUARD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUARD worth?
- GUARD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUARD mean?
- A person or group of people whose duty is to protect a place, a person, or property from danger, harm, or unauthorized access.
- What letters can be added to GUARD?
- GUARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUARD:
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