How many words with GUAR are there?

This page lists 89 words with GUAR from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With GUAR

All 89 words in our dictionary that contain GUAR — sorted by Scrabble score.

89 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

blackguardisms26 blackguardism25 blackguardly25 blackguarding24 blackguarded23 blackguards21 blackguard20 coastguardsman20 coastguardsmen20 guardianships20 jaguarondis20 jaguarundis20 coastguardman19 coastguardmen19 guardianship19 jaguarondi19 jaguarundi19 vanguardisms19 bodyguards18 lifeguarding18 safeguarding18 unguardednesses18 vanguardism18 bodyguard17 lifeguarded17 safeguarded17 unguardedly17 vanguardists17 guarantying16 guardednesses16 guardhouses16 unguardedness16 vanguardist16 coastguards15 fireguards15 guardedly15 guardhouse15 jaguars15 lifeguards15 safeguards15 coastguard14 fireguard14 guaranteeing14 guardedness14 guardrooms14 jaguar14 lifeguard14 mudguards14 safeguard14 vanguards14 guardroom13 guardsman13 guardsmen13 mudguard13 unguarding13 vanguard13 guaranteed12 guarantied12 guaranty12 guardrails12 noseguards12 unguarded12 guarantees11 guaranties11 guarantors11 guardants11 guardians11 guarding11 guardrail11 noseguard11 rearguard11 guaranies10 guarantee10 guarantor10 guardant10 guarded10 guarders10 guardian10 unguards10 guaranis9 guarder9 saguaros9 unguard9 guarani8 guards8 saguaro8 guard7 guars6 guar5

Why GUAR words matter

Words containing GUAR are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 89 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 9 letters with 19 words. Five-letter picks number 2 and seven-letter picks 6. Nothing here outscores BLACKGUARDISMS — 26 points from 14 tiles on plain squares.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are BLACKGUARDISMS (26), BLACKGUARDISM (25), BLACKGUARDLY (25), BLACKGUARDING (24), BLACKGUARDED (23). UNGUARDEDNESSES (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 14 points. Letter-wise, U is the workhorse — it appears in 89 of these words, ahead of G (89) and R (89).

Start with these three

GUARS earns 6 points from just 5 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing GUAR across a double-word square turns its base 5 points into 10 — solid value for 4 tiles.
GUARDS is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Five more everyday options from the same list: GUARD (7), JAGUAR (14), GUARANTEES (11), GUARANTIES (11), GUARANTORS (11).

GUAR as a vocabulary shortcut

If you are studying English, GUAR is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the GUAR pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the GUAR sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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