13 words come out when you unscramble GIDS, starting with GIDS itself: 6 in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of GIDS is on the page: DIGS, each 6 points. The 4 letters split into 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
G23I1D2S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from GIDS by length: 2 with 4 letters, 6 with 3 and 5 with 2.
Keep every letter of GIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 4-letter words: starting with GI · ending in DS · all 4-letter words
GIDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GIDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 13) | 12 | 13 | 9 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
3 of the 13 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GIS, SIG and GI. 1 of the 13 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DI.
These 7 words take every letter of GIDS plus a single extra one.