GUIDANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GUIDANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUIDANCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUIDANCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUIDANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guidancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUIDANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUIDANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUIDANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUIDANCE
- All 8 letters of GUIDANCE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GUIDANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Advice or direction offered to help someone solve a problem or make a decision.
Guidance can come from a mentor, a manual or a counsellor, and it implies support more than command. In engineering the same word covers the systems that steer an aircraft or missile.
How GUIDANCE is used
Guidance works as an uncountable noun, as in under the guidance of a teacher.
- The students received careful guidance from their tutor.
- Official guidance on the new rules is expected next week.
- An onboard computer provides guidance during landing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUIDANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUIDANCE
1 longer words begin with GUIDANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUIDANCE
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Common questions about GUIDANCE
- Is GUIDANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUIDANCE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUIDANCE worth?
- GUIDANCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUIDANCE mean?
- Advice or direction offered to help someone solve a problem or make a decision.
- What letters can be added to GUIDANCE?
- GUIDANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUIDANCE:
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