Unscramble GUIDEPOST and you have 290 words, GUIDEPOST itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PODGIEST and PUDGIEST lead with 12 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from GUIDEPOST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 17 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
The 6-letter words from GUIDEPOST are led by PODGES and PUDGES, 10 points each. POSTED, GUIDES and STUDIO are the familiar ones.
PODGE and PUDGE share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GUIDEPOST. GUIDE, SETUP and DEPOT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GUIDEPOST, the top score is 7, reached by 25. POST, DOGS and PETS are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 3-letter words from GUIDEPOST tie at 6 points; none scores more. GET, TOP and PUT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GUIDEPOST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GU · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PODGIEST and PUDGIEST (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GUIDEPOST, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUIDEPOST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 234 | 290 | 214 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
56 of the 290 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PODGES, DEGOUTS, DUGITES, GIUSTED, PIOTED, PISTED, PODGE, STUPED, UPGOES, UPTIED, DEGOUT, DOUPS and 44 more. 20 of the 290 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PUDGES, DOPEST, PUDGE, TOUPIES, PEDIS, PISTOU, POSTIE, TOUPIE, DEPS, PEDI, DEP, OUTIES and 8 more.
This word takes every letter of GUIDEPOST plus a single extra one.