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GUARDRAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. GUARDRAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableGUARDRAIL · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept GUARDRAIL?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.22
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful GUARDRAIL is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GUARDRAIL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How GUARDRAIL scores

Scrabble g2u1a1r1d2r1a1i1l1 11
Words with Friends g3u2a1r1d2r1a1i1l2 14

Face value of the 9 tiles in GUARDRAIL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
g13
u14
a29
r26
d14
i19
l14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUARDRAIL has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with GUARDRAIL

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1 longer words begin with GUARDRAIL.

Shorter words from the letters in GUARDRAIL

gradual9 radular8 gardai8 garuda8 argali7 arguli7 audial7 garial7 radial7 radula7 algid7 darga7 garda7 guard7 guild7 agila6 agria6 ardri6 argal6 argil6 drail6 dulia6 dural6 durra6 galia6 glair6 glaur6 graal6 grail6 gular6 laird6 liard6 lidar6 lurgi6 lurid6 radar6 raird6 rugal6 ugali6 aural5

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Common questions about GUARDRAIL

Is GUARDRAIL valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUARDRAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is GUARDRAIL worth?
GUARDRAIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GUARDRAIL?
GUARDRAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUARDRAIL:

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