GUILE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GUILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUILE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUILE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUILE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does GUILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Clever, often devious cunning used to deceive, manipulate, or gain an advantage over other people.
Guile suggests a calculated, skillful kind of deception rather than a clumsy lie, and it is often attributed to characters in stories who win through wit rather than force, such as a fox outsmarting its rivals. The word usually carries a negative shade of meaning, implying dishonesty, though it can occasionally suggest a grudging admiration for someone's cleverness. A person described as full of guile is not to be trusted at face value.
How GUILE is used
Formal or literary noun, often paired with words like cunning or trickery.
- The con artist used guile rather than force to win their trust.
- With great guile, she convinced the guards to open the gate.
- His plan relied entirely on guile and misdirection.
- The fox in the fable succeeds through guile, not strength.
- Diplomats sometimes need a measure of guile to reach an agreement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUILE
12 longer words begin with GUILE.
Words ending in GUILE
2 words end in GUILE. Useful as a back hook: play GUILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUILE inside
10 words contain GUILE in the middle. Words that start with GUILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUILE
Common questions about GUILE
- Is GUILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUILE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUILE worth?
- GUILE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUILE mean?
- Clever, often devious cunning used to deceive, manipulate, or gain an advantage over other people.
- What letters can be added to GUILE?
- GUILE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUILE:
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