Unscramble GUCKIEST and you have 165 words, GUCKIEST itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GUCKIEST by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 6, 31 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Among the 5-letter words made with GUCKIEST letters, GECKS and GUCKS tie for first at 12 points. GUEST, SUITE and STICK are everyday picks.
GECK and GUCK are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GUCKIEST, 11 points each. GETS, KITS and SUCK will look familiar.
ICK scores highest among the 3-letter words from GUCKIEST at 9 points, ahead of KEG on 8 and EIK on 7. USE, GET and ITS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GUCKIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GECKS and GUCKS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GUCKIEST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUCKIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 165) | 123 | 165 | 103 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GUCKIEST, SUCKET, KUTIS, SKUG, CESTUI, EIKS, EUKS, KEST, KETS, KUTI, SEIK, SEKT and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ICKS, CUEIST, CIGS, ETICS, KIS, SUK, CIG, GITES, KI, TECS, TEGUS, GITE and 8 more, 20 in all.