guard
Guard can refer to a person who keeps watch over something or someone, a device designed to prevent injury or accidents, or a posture of defence in boxing or fencing. As a verb, guard can mean to take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence, protect against a challenge or attack, or keep watch over.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
GU
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GUARD” Mean?
/ɡɑːd/
guard has 15 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
11 sensesa person who keeps watch over something or someone
the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
“the left guard was injured on the play”
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
Synonyms
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
“keep your guard up”
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
a military unit serving to protect some place or person
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a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
“he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution”
“an insurance policy is a good safeguard”
“we let our guard down”
Synonyms
the duty of serving as a sentry
“he was on guard that night”
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
“guards must be good blockers”
a position on a basketball team
a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
Verb
4 sensesto keep watch over
“there would be men guarding the horses”
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
“guard against becoming too friendly with the staff”
“guard against infection”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
G, U, A, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆GUARD has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GUARD is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GUARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆GUARD uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
GU, UA, AR, RD
Trigrams
GUA, UAR, ARD
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