GUY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUY?
| 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 GUY is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GUY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.
What does GUY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man, or in the plural a group of people of any sex.
Guy comes from a name: the man who tried to blow up Parliament in 1605, whose effigy was carried through the streets and called after him. The word went from effigy to person to friendly plural, and the last step is why a room of women can now be addressed as guys.
How GUY is used
Countable: a guy, two guys. The plural is often used of mixed groups.
- Some guy at the door was asking for you.
- Right, guys, we start at nine.
- The word guy began as the name of one man.
- Two guys and a van did the whole move.
- Calling a mixed room guys bothers some people and not others.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUY
The 3 tiles of GUY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUY
17 longer words begin with GUY.
Words ending in GUY
5 words end in GUY. Useful as a back hook: play GUY onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUY inside
5 words contain GUY in the middle. Words that start with GUY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUY
Common questions about GUY
- Is GUY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUY worth?
- GUY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUY mean?
- A man, or in the plural a group of people of any sex.
- What letters can be added to GUY?
- GUY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GUY:
Open GUY in the Word Finder