GUINEA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUINEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUINEA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUINEA is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUINEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guineasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUINEA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GUINEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What does GUINEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former British gold coin worth twenty-one shillings.
The guinea took its name from the West African region whose gold first supplied the coin when it was introduced in the seventeenth century, and it circulated at a value of twenty-one shillings, one shilling more than a pound. Britain stopped minting the coin in 1817, replacing it with the sovereign, yet the guinea survived for another century and a half as a unit of account, used for pricing professional fees, art auctions and horse races even after the actual coin disappeared. Some auction houses and racecourses still quote prices in guineas today as a mark of tradition.
How GUINEA is used
A historical term for the old coin and monetary unit, still occasionally used in pricing by tradition.
- The tailor priced the suit at fifteen guineas.
- Old ledgers recorded the doctor's fee in guineas rather than pounds.
- The painting sold at auction for two thousand guineas.
- A single guinea was worth one pound and one shilling.
- Racehorses at the sale still fetch prices quoted in guineas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUINEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUINEA
1 longer words begin with GUINEA.
Shorter words from the letters in GUINEA
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Common questions about GUINEA
- Is GUINEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUINEA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUINEA worth?
- GUINEA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUINEA mean?
- A former British gold coin worth twenty-one shillings.
- What letters can be added to GUINEA?
- GUINEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GUINEA:
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