275 words come out when you unscramble GUARDSHIPS, starting with GUARDSHIPS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GUARDSHIP leads with 16 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GUARDSHIPS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 15 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with GUARDSHIPS letters: GUARDSHIP, 16 points.
APHIDS, GRAPHS and PURDAH are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GUARDSHIPS, 12 points each. PARISH, RADIUS and RAPIDS will look familiar.
APHID and GRAPH share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words made with GUARDSHIPS letters. SHIPS, SHARP and RAPID are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GUARDSHIPS is PUGH, 10 points; HAPS and HAPU on 9 follow. HARD, SHIP and PAID are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from GUARDSHIPS, the top score is 8, reached by 6. HAS, HAD and ADS are the familiar ones.
These 2 words have the length of GUARDSHIPS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with GU · ending in PS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIGRAPHS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: GUARDSHIPS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDSHIPS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 215 | 275 | 206 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 59 of them: GUARDSHIPS, GUARDSHIP, DURGAHS, DURGAH, GUARISH, SPRUSH, UPDRAGS, HAPUS, PUHAS, RUDISH, SHAPS, SIDHAS and 47 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: SHURAS, ARGH, AUGH, DURAGS, SHIUR, SHURA, AHIS, URSIDS, URP and AGS. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: DI.