Unscramble GUIDANCES to get 298 words. GUIDANCES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GUIDANCES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Of the 29 7-letter words made with GUIDANCES letters, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. CAUSING, INDUCES and CANDIES are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from GUIDANCES, CADGES and CEDING tie for first at 10 points. DESIGN, GUIDES and SIGNED are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GUIDANCES are led by CADGE and CAGED, 9 points each. GUIDE, CAUSE and DANCE are the familiar ones.
27 of 60 4-letter words from GUIDANCES tie at 7 points; none scores more. CASE, DISC and ACID will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in GUIDANCES, 5 score 6 points, the group's best. CAN, END and AGE are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of GUIDANCES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with GU · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
GUIDANCES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GUIDANCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUIDANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 233 | 298 | 213 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
65 of the 298 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCAUDING, DISCAGE, SCUNGED, CUEINGS, CUNDIES, AGNISED, AGUISED, CADIES, CANDIE, EUCAINS, GAUCIE, GUNDIES and 53 more. 20 of the 298 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CNIDAE, DECANI, DECANS, UNICED, CNIDA, DECAN, GUACS, AGUED, CIGS, GUAC, CIG, AGS and 8 more.