GUILLOCHE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GUILLOCHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUILLOCHE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUILLOCHE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUILLOCHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUILLOCHE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUILLOCHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUILLOCHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUILLOCHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An ornamental border or pattern made of two or more curved bands that interlace in a repeating series.
A guilloche appears in carved stone and metalwork, and its dense, regular curves are also printed on banknotes and certificates to make copying harder. The word is sometimes used as a verb for decorating a surface with such patterns.
How GUILLOCHE is used
Used in architecture, engraving and design when describing braided or woven-looking ornament.
- A guilloche ran along the top of the old doorway.
- The watch dial was engraved with a delicate guilloche.
- Look closely at the guilloche on the banknote and you can follow each looping line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUILLOCHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUILLOCHE
2 longer words begin with GUILLOCHE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUILLOCHE
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Common questions about GUILLOCHE
- Is GUILLOCHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUILLOCHE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUILLOCHE worth?
- GUILLOCHE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUILLOCHE mean?
- An ornamental border or pattern made of two or more curved bands that interlace in a repeating series.
- What letters can be added to GUILLOCHE?
- GUILLOCHE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUILLOCHE:
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