GUES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUES 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUES is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
Words starting with GUES
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with GUES.
Words ending in GUES
Showing 24 of 110 words that end in GUES. Useful as a back hook: play GUES onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUES inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain GUES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GUES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUES
Common questions about GUES
- Is GUES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUES is not in it.
- How many points is GUES worth?
- GUES is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GUES?
- GUES takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUES:
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