guideword
Guideword can refer to a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
GU
Ends
ORD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “GUIDEWORD” Mean?
guideword has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
Synonyms
Synonyms for GUIDEWORD
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
Length
9 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
D
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
G, U, I, D, E, W, O, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using guideword in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★GUIDEWORD has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GUIDEWORD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆GUIDEWORD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GUIDEWORD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHD
CV Pattern
CVVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
GU, UI, ID, DE, EW, WO, OR, RD
Trigrams
GUI, UID, IDE, DEW, EWO, WOR, ORD
Crossword Intelligence
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