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.
Which word lists accept GUARISHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
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
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.
What does GUARISHES mean in Scrabble?
GUARISHES is the present-tense form of GUARISH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in GUARISHES
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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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