Unscramble GIRDS and you have 24 words, GIRDS itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of GIRDS is on the page: GRIDS, each 7 points. The 5 letters split into 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GIRDS by length: 2 with 5 letters, 7 with 4, 10 with 3 and 5 with 2.
Keep every letter of GIRDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with GI · ending in DS · all 5-letter words
GIRDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GIRDS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIRDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 24) | 22 | 24 | 19 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: GIS, SIG and GI. Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: GRIS and DI.
These 7 words take every letter of GIRDS plus a single extra one.