GUTS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GUTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUTS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUTS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUTS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gutsyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GUTS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about GUTS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 GUTS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Courage and determination, especially the nerve to face danger or hardship.
Although guts literally names the internal organs, in everyday informal speech it means the inner strength needed to do something difficult or frightening, as in having the guts to speak up. This figurative sense is now far more common than the anatomical one in ordinary conversation.
How GUTS is used
Informal; used for courage or nerve rather than the literal internal organs.
- It took real guts to admit the mistake in public.
- She showed guts by standing up to her boss.
- He didn't have the guts to ask for a raise.
- It takes guts to try again after failing so badly.
- The team fought with guts until the final whistle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUTS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUTS
The 4 tiles of GUTS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GUTS
13 longer words begin with GUTS.
Words ending in GUTS
9 words end in GUTS. Useful as a back hook: play GUTS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in GUTS
Common questions about GUTS
- Is GUTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUTS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUTS worth?
- GUTS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUTS mean?
- Courage and determination, especially the nerve to face danger or hardship.
- What letters can be added to GUTS?
- GUTS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUTS:
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