Words Containing GUAS

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing GUAS?

MAJAGUAS is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are INTERLINGUAS (13), PERIAGUAS (12), PIRAGUAS (11).

6 words
All English dictionaries
Scrabble points

Dictionary

All words Scrabble US Scrabble UK Words With Friends

Sort by

All Words Containing GUAS 6 words

How often does GUAS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 6 words containing GUAS. Most are 8 letters long, they average 11.5 points and the best is MAJAGUAS (18 points).

Total words: 6
Most common length: 8 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 11.5; out of 18 max
Longest word: INTERLINGUAS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

Most common last letters

s 100%

Top vowel pairs

ua100%
ia16.7%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing GUAS

m ₃a ₁j ₈a ₁g ₂u ₁a ₁s ₁

M 3 + A 1 + J 8 + A 1 + G 2 + U 1 + A 1 + S 1 = 18 points

Double word: 36 pts
Triple word: 54 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

majaguas

Form of majagua

nounshrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
nounerect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks

Scrabble US
Scrabble UK
Words With Friends

Runners-up

Explore related word lists