GUILEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GUILEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUILEFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUILEFUL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUILEFUL
No single letter turns GUILEFUL into another word.
How GUILEFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUILEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUILEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUILEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Full of cunning and skilled in deceiving others.
A guileful person hides their purpose behind charm or clever tricks. The word carries a stronger tone of treachery than simply being clever.
How GUILEFUL is used
Guileful belongs to literary and old-fashioned writing and describes people, smiles or plans.
- The guileful merchant sold the same cart twice.
- A guileful smile crossed his face as he lied.
- Fairy tales are full of guileful stepmothers and foxes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUILEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUILEFUL
3 longer words begin with GUILEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in GUILEFUL
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Common questions about GUILEFUL
- Is GUILEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUILEFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUILEFUL worth?
- GUILEFUL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUILEFUL mean?
- Full of cunning and skilled in deceiving others.
- What letters can be added to GUILEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to GUILEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUILEFUL:
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