GUISE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GUISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUISE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUISE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUISE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does GUISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An outward form or appearance that something takes on, often to hide or misrepresent what it really is.
A guise is the surface a person, plan, or object presents to the world, and the word usually implies that this surface differs from the underlying reality. The phrase under the guise of is common in formal writing, describing an action carried out while pretending to serve another purpose. Guise is closely related to disguise, but while a disguise is something actively put on to hide identity, a guise can simply be a manner or style someone naturally presents.
How GUISE is used
Most often appears in the set phrase under the guise of, meaning while pretending to be something else.
- The spy entered the building in the guise of a delivery driver.
- Under the guise of friendship, he gathered information for his rivals.
- The old myth appears in many guises across different cultures.
- She offered criticism in the guise of helpful advice.
- The charity was later exposed as a guise for a fraudulent scheme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUISE
4 longer words begin with GUISE.
Words ending in GUISE
6 words end in GUISE. Useful as a back hook: play GUISE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUISE inside
22 words contain GUISE in the middle. Words that start with GUISE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUISE
Common questions about GUISE
- Is GUISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUISE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUISE worth?
- GUISE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUISE mean?
- An outward form or appearance that something takes on, often to hide or misrepresent what it really is.
- What letters can be added to GUISE?
- GUISE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUISE:
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