GUERILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GUERILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUERILLA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUERILLA is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUERILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guerillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUERILLA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUERILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUERILLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUERILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of a small irregular force that fights a larger regular army by raids and sabotage.
Guerilla comes from a Spanish word meaning little war. As an adjective-like modifier it also describes unofficial, improvised tactics, as in guerilla marketing.
How GUERILLA is used
Guerilla is a spelling variant of guerrilla, used for fighters and for improvised tactics.
- A guerilla band hid in the hills and struck the supply convoys at night.
- The old guerilla told stories of long marches through the forest.
- The company launched a guerilla campaign with chalk drawings on city pavements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUERILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUERILLA
3 longer words begin with GUERILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in GUERILLA
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Common questions about GUERILLA
- Is GUERILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUERILLA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUERILLA worth?
- GUERILLA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUERILLA mean?
- A member of a small irregular force that fights a larger regular army by raids and sabotage.
- What letters can be added to GUERILLA?
- GUERILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUERILLA:
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