SAFEGUARDS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SAFEGUARDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSAFEGUARDS · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SAFEGUARDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful SAFEGUARDS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAFEGUARDS
No single letter turns SAFEGUARDS into another word.
How SAFEGUARDS scores
Scrabble s1a1f4e1g2u1a1r1d2s1 15
Words with Friends s1a1f4e1g3u2a1r1d2s1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in SAFEGUARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAFEGUARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAFEGUARDS
- SAFEGUARDS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SAFEGUARDS
safeguard14 saufgards14 fardages13 saufgard13 assuaged10 desugars10 graduses10 assuager9 defrags12 fardage12 agrafes11 fadeurs11 gaufers11 gaufres11 degauss9 desugar9 garudas9 grassed9 sugared9 arguses8 assuage8 assured8 rudases8 saugers8 sausage8 usagers8 defrag11 fadges11 fudges11 afeard10 agrafe10 darafs10 faders10 fadeur10 farads10 farsed10 frauds10 fussed10 gaufer10 gaufre10
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Common questions about SAFEGUARDS
- Is SAFEGUARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAFEGUARDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAFEGUARDS worth?
- SAFEGUARDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAFEGUARDS?
- No single letter can be added to SAFEGUARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SAFEGUARDS:
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