Is GUIDANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GUIDANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GUIDANCES mean?
Guidances is a form of GUIDANCE.
- noun
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- noun
the act of guiding or showing the way
- noun
the act of setting and holding a course
“a new council was installed under the direction of the king”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GUIDANCES
GUIDANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GUIDANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- guidance12
- seducing12
- deucing11
- educing11
- incaged11
- uncaged11
- candies10
- cangues10
- causing10
- ceasing10
- incages10
- incased10
- incudes10
- incused10
- induces10
- saucing10
- uncages10
- uncased10
- cadges10
- ceding10
- audings9
- augends9
- gaudies9
- sueding9
- ascend9
- cangue9
- canids9
- casing9
- caused9
- cnidae9
- cueing9
- dances9
- decani9
- decans9
- dunces9
- incage9
- induce9
- nicads9
- sauced9
- secund9
- uncage9
- uniced9
- cadge9
- caged9
- guineas8
- acinus8
- auding8
- augend8
- casein8
- deigns8
- design8
- dinges8
- dingus8
- gained8
- guides8
- guised8
- incase8
- incuse8
- nudges8
- signed8
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