Unscramble GUARDSMEN and you have 318 words, GUARDSMEN itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. AGENDUMS and DRAGSMEN are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GUARDSMEN split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 43 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
43 7-letter words made with GUARDSMEN letters; 6 of them share the top score of 11. GARDENS, SURNAME and DANGERS are everyday picks.
9 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GUARDSMEN tie at 10 points; none scores more. DREAMS, DANGER and ARGUED will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from GUARDSMEN; 4 of them share the top score of 9. GAMES, NAMED and DREAM are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from GUARDSMEN, 36 score 7 points, the group's best. MADE, GAME and DRUG are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in GUARDSMEN, the top score is 6, reached by 11. END, MAN and MEN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GUARDSMEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GU · ending in EN · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AGENDUMS (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. GUARDSMEN is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDSMEN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 238 | 318 | 218 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
80 of the 318 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DRAGSMEN, GADSMEN, GUDEMAN, MAUGRED, MUDGERS, SMUDGER, ENGUARDS, GADMEN, GRANUMS, MADGES, MANGED, MANREDS and 68 more. 20 of the 318 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MURAGES, MURAGE, DURAGS, MARGS, MUNGS, AGUED, MARG, MEDS, MEGA, MEGS, MUNG, DUM and 8 more.