261 words come out when you unscramble GUARDLIKE, starting with GUARDLIKE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GUARDLIKE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
KLUDGIER is the only one of the 8-letter words made with GUARDLIKE letters; it scores 14 points.
Among the 6-letter words from GUARDLIKE, KLUDGE and KLUGED tie for first at 12 points. ARGUED, GLIDER and GIRDLE are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GUARDLIKE, KIDGE leads with 11 points, then ADUKI and ARKED on 10. GUIDE, GRADE and GUARD are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GUARDLIKE; 14 of them share the top score of 9. LIKE, LAKE and DRUG are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from GUARDLIKE, the top score is 8, reached by 5. AGE, DUE and AID are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of GUARDLIKE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with GU · ending in KE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by KLUDGIER (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GUARDLIKE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDLIKE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 185 | 261 | 172 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 76 of them: GUARDLIKE, GRAKLE, KIDGE, KILERG, LAIKED, LIRKED, RAIKED, ADUKI, ARKED, DAKER, DIRKE, GLAIK and 64 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: KLUDGIER, KLUGED, KLIEG, ALKIE, KRAI, RAKU, AGUED, DURAG, GALED, KI, LUD, DA and 1 more.