244 words come out when you unscramble GUARDSHIP, starting with GUARDSHIP itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
G23U12A1R1D2S1H43I1P34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from GUARDSHIP split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GUARDSHIP, APHIDS, GRAPHS and PURDAH tie for first at 12 points. PARISH, RADIUS and RAPIDS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from GUARDSHIP are led by APHID and GRAPH, 11 points each. DRUGS, SHARP and GUARD are the familiar ones.
PUGH scores highest among the 4-letter words from GUARDSHIP at 10 points, ahead of HAPS and HAPU on 9. HARD, SHIP and PAID are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in GUARDSHIP, the top score is 8, reached by 6. HAS, HAD and ADS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GUARDSHIP but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GU · ending in IP · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIGRAPHS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GUARDSHIP 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDSHIP itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 244) | 191 | 244 | 176 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GUARDSHIP, DURGAHS, DURGAH, GUARISH, UPDRAGS, HAPUS, PUHAS, RUDISH, UPDRAG, GRAIPS, HAPU, HAUDS and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ARGH, AUGH, DURAGS, SHIUR, SHURA, SIDH, AHIS, DUH, DURAG, AHI, AHS, URP and 3 more, 15 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of GUARDSHIP spell the words below.