GUNS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GUNS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNS?
| 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: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNS
No single letter turns GUNS into another word.
How GUNS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about GUNS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GUNS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person's muscular upper arms, especially the biceps, spoken of informally as a mark of strength.
In gym slang the word guns has nothing to do with firearms. It compares well-developed biceps to the barrels of guns, and the word is almost always used in this plural form when praising or joking about someone's muscular arms.
How GUNS is used
Informal, mainly spoken; common in gym and fitness slang rather than formal writing.
- He flexed his guns for the camera after the workout.
- Years of training gave her impressive guns.
- Nice guns, his friend joked, pointing at his arms.
- The trainer told him his guns were getting bigger each month.
- She rolled up her sleeves to show off her guns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUNS
The 4 tiles of GUNS in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with GUNS
22 longer words begin with GUNS.
Words ending in GUNS
16 words end in GUNS. Useful as a back hook: play GUNS onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUNS inside
1 words contain GUNS in the middle. Words that start with GUNS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNS
Common questions about GUNS
- Is GUNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNS worth?
- GUNS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNS mean?
- A person's muscular upper arms, especially the biceps, spoken of informally as a mark of strength.
- What letters can be added to GUNS?
- No single letter can be added to GUNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUNS:
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