GUARISHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUARISHES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listGUARISHES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept GUARISHES?
| 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
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful GUARISHES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUARISHES
No single letter turns GUARISHES into another word.
How GUARISHES scores
Scrabble g2u1a1r1i1s1h4e1s1 13
Words with Friends g3u2a1r1i1s1h3e1s1 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUARISHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUARISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in GUARISHES
garishes12 geishas11 girshes11 grushie11 guarish11 gurshes11 gushers11 gushier11 hegaris11 hegiras11 hirages11 sighers11 arishes10 rashies10 sherias10 agrises8 aguises8 arguses8 gassier8 guisers8 saugers8 usagers8 sauries7 aguish10 garish10 gasher10 gashes10 geisha10 gerahs10 gusher10 gushes10 hegari10 hegira10 hirage10 saughs10 shrugs10 sigher10 aruhes9 ashier9 hauses9
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Common questions about GUARISHES
- Is GUARISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUARISHES is not in it.
- How many points is GUARISHES worth?
- GUARISHES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GUARISHES?
- No single letter can be added to GUARISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUARISHES:
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