GUILD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUILD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUILD?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUILD is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUILD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guildsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUILD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUILD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does GUILD mean in Scrabble?
noun
An organized association of people who share a trade, craft, or common interest, traditionally formed to protect its members and maintain standards.
Medieval guilds of craftsmen and merchants set rules for training, quality, and prices within a trade, and membership often controlled who was allowed to practise a craft in a town at all. The word later broadened beyond trade to cover any association built around a shared skill or purpose, from a writers' guild to gaming communities that call their teams guilds. Although the strict medieval system has largely disappeared, the term survives wherever people organise around a common craft or interest.
How GUILD is used
Historically tied to medieval craft associations, but still used broadly today for any organised professional or interest group.
- The stonemasons' guild set strict rules for training apprentices.
- A modern writers' guild negotiates contracts on behalf of its members.
- Merchants once had to join the local guild before trading in the city.
- The guild held an annual fair to display its members' work.
- Players formed a guild to tackle the game's hardest challenges together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUILD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUILD
13 longer words begin with GUILD.
Shorter words from the letters in GUILD
Common questions about GUILD
- Is GUILD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUILD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUILD worth?
- GUILD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUILD mean?
- An organized association of people who share a trade, craft, or common interest, traditionally formed to protect its members and maintain standards.
- What letters can be added to GUILD?
- GUILD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUILD:
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