GUARDSHIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUARDSHIPS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUARDSHIPS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUARDSHIPS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUARDSHIPS
No single letter turns GUARDSHIPS into another word.
How GUARDSHIPS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GUARDSHIPS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUARDSHIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in GUARDSHIPS
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Common questions about GUARDSHIPS
- Is GUARDSHIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUARDSHIPS is not in it.
- How many points is GUARDSHIPS worth?
- GUARDSHIPS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GUARDSHIPS?
- No single letter can be added to GUARDSHIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GUARDSHIPS:
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