330 words come out when you unscramble GUIDEPOSTS, starting with GUIDEPOSTS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GUIDEPOSTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 10 with 8, 46 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in GUIDEPOSTS: GUIDEPOST, for 13 points.
Of the 46 7-letter words from GUIDEPOSTS, 19 score 10 points, the group's best. STUDIES, OUTSIDE and DEPOSIT are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GUIDEPOSTS, PODGES and PUDGES tie for first at 10 points. POSTED, GUIDES and DIGEST are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from GUIDEPOSTS are led by PODGE and PUDGE, 9 points each. POSTS, GUIDE and SETUP are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 4-letter words in GUIDEPOSTS tie at 7 points; none scores more. POST, DOGS and PETS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with GUIDEPOSTS letters, 12 score 6 points, the group's best. GET, TOP and PUT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GUIDEPOSTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with GU · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GOSSIPED, PODGIEST and PUDGIEST (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GUIDEPOSTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUIDEPOSTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 330) | 265 | 330 | 245 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUDSIEST, DISPOST, PODGES, PUDSIES, DEGOUTS, DISGEST, DUGITES, GIUSTED, PIOTED, PISTED, PODGE, POSSED and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PUDGES, DOPEST, PISTOUS, POSIEST, POSTIES, PUDGE, TOUPIES, PEDIS, PISTOU, POSTIE, DEPS, PEDI and 8 more, 20 in all.