GUILTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GUILTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUILTY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUILTY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUILTY
No single letter turns GUILTY into another word.
How GUILTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GUILTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does GUILTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Responsible for a wrong or an offence, or feeling the burden of having done wrong.
Guilty has a legal meaning and an emotional one. In court it describes a person found to have committed the crime, which is the opposite of not guilty. In everyday speech it describes the uneasy feeling that follows a mistake, as in a guilty conscience or a guilty look. A guilty pleasure is something enjoyed despite a small sense of embarrassment. The word is built on guilt, from an Old English root meaning a debt or offence.
How GUILTY is used
Common in law, in ordinary speech and in set phrases like guilty pleasure.
- The jury found the defendant guilty on both counts.
- He gave a guilty start when the door opened.
- She felt guilty about missing the funeral.
- Chocolate cake is my guilty pleasure.
- Nobody was proved guilty of the theft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUILTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GUILTY
Common questions about GUILTY
- Is GUILTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUILTY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUILTY worth?
- GUILTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUILTY mean?
- Responsible for a wrong or an offence, or feeling the burden of having done wrong.
- What letters can be added to GUILTY?
- No single letter can be added to GUILTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GUILTY:
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