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Words containing GU

Words that have the letters GU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,604 playable words containing GU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AMBIGUOUSNESSES. The highest-scoring is CHURRIGUERESQUE, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing GU

CONFIGURATIONS21
CONFIGURATION20
DISTINGUISHING20
CONFIGURING19
DISTINGUISHED19
UNAMBIGUOUS19
CONFIGURED18
DISTINGUISHES18
AMBIGUITIES17
AMBIGUITY17
CONFIGURES17
AMBIGUOUS16
CONFIGURE16
DISTINGUISH16
MISGUIDING16
SAFEGUARDS16
GUARANTEEING15
MISGUIDED15

Highest-scoring words containing GU

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

CHURRIGUERESQUE31
PREFIGURATIVELY28
GUZZLING27
THINGUMAJIGS27
EXTINGUISHMENTS27
HYPERCOAGULABLE27
GUZZLED26
GUZZLERS26
EXTINGUISHABLE26
THINGUMAJIG26
BLACKGUARDISMS26
EXTINGUISHMENT26

3-letter words containing GU (6)

GUL5
GUM7
GUN5
GUT5
GUV9
GUY7

4-letter words containing GU (22)

AGUE6
FUGU10
GUAN6
GUAR6
GUCK11
GUDE7
GUFF12
GUID7
GULF9
GULL6
GULP8
GULS6
GUMS8
GUNK9
GUNS6
GURU7
GUSH8
GUST6
GUTS6
GUVS10
GUYS8
KAGU9

5-letter words containing GU (74)

ALGUM9
ARGUE7
AUGUR8
BEGUM11
BEGUN9
BOGUS9
DEGUM10
FUGUE11
FUGUS11
GIGUE8
GUACO9
GUANO7
GUARD8
GUAVA11
GUCKS12
GUESS7
GUEST7
GUFFS13
GUIDE8
GUILD8
GUILE7
GUILT7
GUISE7
GULAG8
GULCH11
GULFS10
GULFY12
GULLS7
GULLY9
GULPS9
GULPY11
GUMBO11
GUMMA11
GUMMY13
GUNKS10
GUNKY12
GUNNY9
GUPPY13
GURRY9
GURSH9
GURUS8
GUSHY11
GUSSY9
GUSTO7
GUSTS7
GUSTY9
GUTSY9
GUTTY9
GUYED10
GUYOT9
JUGUM18
KAGUS10
MAGUS9
MOGUL9
ROGUE7
SAGUM9
SEGUE7
VAGUE11
VAGUS11
VOGUE11

The 60 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing GU (145)

ARGUED9
ARGUES8
AUGURS9
AUGURY11
AUGUST9
BROGUE10
CATGUT10
ENGULF11
FIGURE11
FUGUES12
FUNGUS12
GUARDS9
GUAVAS12
GUESTS8
GUFFAW17
GUIDED10
GUIDES9
GUILDS9
GUILTY10
GUINEA8
GUISES8
GUITAR8
GULAGS9
GULLED9
GULLET8
GULPED11
GUMBOS12
GUMMED13
GUNMAN10
GUNMEN10
GUNNED9
GUNNER8
GURGLE9
GURNEY10
GUSHED11
GUSHER10
GUSHES10
GUSSET8
GUSTED9
GUTTED9
GUTTER8
GUYING11
GUZZLE24
IGUANA8
JAGUAR16
JUGUMS19
LEAGUE8
LEGUME10
MOGULS10
MORGUE10
PLAGUE10
POPGUN12
ROGUES8
SEGUED9
SEGUES8
SHOGUN10
TONGUE8
VAGUER12
VOGUES12
YOGURT10

The 60 most common shown, 85 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing GU (231)

ANGUISH11
ANGULAR9
ARGUING10
BEGUILE11
DISGUST10
ENGULFS12
FATIGUE12
FIGURED13
FIGURES12
GUARDED11
GUESSED10
GUESSES9
GUESTED10
GUFFAWS18
GUIDING11
GUITARS9
GULCHES13
GULLETS9
GULLIES9
GULLING10
GULPING12
GUMDROP14
GUMMIER13
GUMMING14
GUNFIRE12
GUNNERS9
GUNNING10
GUNSHOT11
GUPPIES13
GURGLED11
GURGLES10
GUSHERS11
GUSHING12
GUSTIER9
GUSTING10
GUTTERS9
GUTTING10
GUZZLED26
GUZZLER25
GUZZLES25
IGUANAS9
JAGUARS17
JUGULAR18
LANGUID10
LANGUOR9
LEAGUED10
LEAGUES9
LEGUMES11
MORGUES11
PENGUIN11
PLAGUED12
PLAGUES11
REGULAR9
ROGUISH11
SHOTGUN11
TONGUED10
TONGUES9
VAGUELY15
VAGUEST13
YOGURTS11

The 60 most common shown, 171 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing GU (251)

ANALOGUE10
ARGUABLE12
ARGUABLY14
ARGUMENT12
AUGUSTER11
BEGUILED13
BEGUILES12
BLOWGUNS15
DIALOGUE11
DISGUISE11
DISGUSTS11
ENGULFED14
EPILOGUE12
EXIGUOUS17
FATIGUED14
FATIGUES13
FIGURING14
FLASHGUN15
GUARDIAN11
GUARDING12
GUESSING11
GUESTING11
GUFFAWED20
GUIDANCE13
GUILEFUL14
GUILTIER10
GUILTILY12
GULLIBLE12
GUMDROPS15
GUMMIEST14
GUMPTION14
GUNFIGHT16
GUNSHOTS12
GUNSMITH14
GURGLING12
GUSTIEST10
GUTTERED11
GUZZLERS26
GUZZLING27
HARANGUE12
INTRIGUE10
JUGULARS19
LANGUAGE11
LANGUISH12
LANGUORS10
LEAGUING11
LINGUIST10
MERINGUE12
MISGUIDE13
MUDGUARD15
PENGUINS12
PLAGUING13
PROLOGUE12
REGULARS10
REGULATE10
SHOTGUNS12
SINGULAR10
TONGUING11
VANGUARD15
VIRGULES14

The 60 most common shown, 191 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing GU (240)

AMBIGUITY17
AMBIGUOUS16
ANGUISHED14
ANGUISHES13
ARGUMENTS13
ASPARAGUS13
AUGUSTEST12
BEGUILING14
BILINGUAL13
BODYGUARD17
CATALOGUE13
COAGULATE13
COLLEAGUE13
CONFIGURE16
DEMAGOGUE15
DIALOGUES12
DISFIGURE15
DISGUISED13
DISGUISES12
DISGUSTED13
ENGULFING15
EPILOGUES13
ESOPHAGUS15
FATIGUING15
GUARANTEE11
GUARANTOR11
GUARDIANS12
GUERRILLA11
GUESSABLE13
GUESSWORK17
GUFFAWING21
GUIDEBOOK17
GUIDELINE12
GUILTIEST11
GUILTLESS11
GUITARIST11
GUNPOWDER17
GUTTERING12
HARANGUED14
HARANGUES13
INAUGURAL12
INTRIGUED12
INTRIGUES11
IRREGULAR11
LANGUAGES12
LIFEGUARD15
LINGUISTS11
MERINGUES13
MISGUIDED15
MISGUIDES14
MONOLOGUE13
ORANGUTAN11
PROLOGUES13
REGULARLY13
REGULATED12
REGULATES11
SAFEGUARD15
SYNAGOGUE14
VAGUENESS15
VANGUARDS16

The 60 most common shown, 180 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing GU (204)

ANGUISHING15
BILINGUALS14
BLACKGUARD20
BODYGUARDS18
CATALOGUED15
CATALOGUES14
COAGULATED15
COAGULATES14
COLLEAGUES14
CONFIGURED18
CONFIGURES17
CONTIGUITY16
CONTIGUOUS15
DEMAGOGUES16
DISFIGURED17
DISFIGURES16
DISGUISING14
DISGUSTING14
EXTINGUISH20
FIGURATIVE19
FIGUREHEAD18
GUARANTEED13
GUARANTEES12
GUARANTORS12
GUARDHOUSE16
GUARDROOMS15
GUERRILLAS12
GUIDEBOOKS18
GUIDELINES13
GUILLOTINE12
GUNNYSACKS19
HARANGUING15
INAUGURALS13
INAUGURATE13
INTRIGUING13
IRREGULARS12
LANGUISHED15
LANGUISHES14
LANGUOROUS13
LEGUMINOUS15
LIFEGUARDS16
LINGUISTIC14
LUGUBRIOUS16
MISGUIDING16
MONOLOGUES14
OESOPHAGUS16
ORANGUTANS12
PEDAGOGUES16
PREFIGURED18
PREFIGURES17
REGULARITY14
REGULARIZE20
REGULATING13
REGULATION12
SAFEGUARDS16
SHOTGUNNED15
SINGULARLY14
SYNAGOGUES15
TRAVELOGUE16
TRIANGULAR12

The 60 most common shown, 144 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing GU (145)

AMBIGUITIES17
AMBIGUOUSLY20
BEGUILINGLY18
BELEAGUERED16
BLACKGUARDS21
CATALOGUERS15
CATALOGUING16
COAGULATING16
COAGULATION15
CONFIGURING19
DEMAGOGUERY19
DEREGULATED15
DEREGULATES14
DISFIGURING18
DISGUSTEDLY17
DISTINGUISH16
EQUIANGULAR22
FIGUREHEADS19
GUARANTYING16
GUARDHOUSES17
GUESSTIMATE15
GUILLOTINED14
GUILLOTINES13
GULLIBILITY17
GUNFIGHTING20
GUNSLINGERS14
GUTTERSNIPE15
INAUGURATED15
INAUGURATES14
INTEGUMENTS15
IRREGULARLY15
JAGUARONDIS22
JAGUARUNDIS23
LANGUISHING16
LINGUISTICS15
MICROFUNGUS21
MISGUIDEDLY19
MONOLINGUAL15
PEMPHIGUSES21
PREFIGURING19
PROLOGUIZED24
PROLOGUIZES23
RECONFIGURE18
RECTANGULAR15
REGULARIZED22
REGULARIZES21
REGULATIONS13
REGURGITATE14
SAFEGUARDED18
SARCOPHAGUS19
SHOTGUNNING16
SINGULARITY15
SINGULARIZE21
STRANGULATE13
THINGUMAJIG26
TRANSFIGURE16
TRAVELOGUES17
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNDISGUISED16
UNREGULATED15

The 60 most common shown, 85 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing GU (103)

ANGULARITIES14
BEGUILEMENTS18
BELEAGUERING17
BILINGUALISM18
BLACKGUARDED23
BLACKGUARDLY24
CONTIGUOUSLY19
DEREGULATING16
DEREGULATION15
DISAMBIGUATE19
DISEMBOGUING20
DISGUSTFULLY21
DISGUSTINGLY18
EMMENAGOGUES19
EXIGUOUSNESS21
EXSANGUINATE20
EXTINGUISHED23
EXTINGUISHER22
EXTINGUISHES22
FIGURATIVELY23
FULGURATIONS18
GUARANTEEING15
GUARDIANSHIP19
GUESSTIMATED17
GUESSTIMATES16
GUILEFULNESS18
GUILLOTINING15
GUITARFISHES19
GUNSMITHINGS19
GUTTERSNIPES16
INAUGURATING16
INAUGURATION15
INTRIGUINGLY17
IRREGULARITY16
LANGUOROUSLY17
LIFEGUARDING19
LUGUBRIOUSLY20
MISGUIDANCES19
MONOLINGUALS16
MULTILINGUAL17
NONAMBIGUOUS19
OVERFATIGUED22
OVERFATIGUES21
PROLOGUIZING25
QUADRANGULAR24
RECONFIGURED20
RECONFIGURES19
REGULARIZING23
REGURGITATED16
REGURGITATES15
SAFEGUARDING19
SINGULARIZED23
SINGULARIZES22
STRANGULATED15
STRANGULATES14
THINGUMAJIGS27
TRANSFIGURED18
TRANSFIGURES17
VANGUARDISMS21
VANGUARDISTS19

The 60 most common shown, 43 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,604 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.96%) are containing GU. Most of them, 251, have 8 letters. 526 start with GU, 2 end with it and 1,076 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing GU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,604 words containing GU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing GU?

CHURRIGUERESQUE, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PREFIGURATIVELY (28), GUZZLING (27) and THINGUMAJIGS (27).

What are the most common words containing GU?

CONFIGURATIONS, CONFIGURATION, DISTINGUISHING, CONFIGURING, DISTINGUISHED and UNAMBIGUOUS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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