GUIMBARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUIMBARDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUIMBARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUIMBARDS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUIMBARDS
No single letter turns GUIMBARDS into another word.
How GUIMBARDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUIMBARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUIMBARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUIMBARDS
- All 9 letters of GUIMBARDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GUIMBARDS
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Common questions about GUIMBARDS
- Is GUIMBARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUIMBARDS is not in it.
- How many points is GUIMBARDS worth?
- GUIMBARDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GUIMBARDS?
- No single letter can be added to GUIMBARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUIMBARDS:
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