Definition of guidelines

"guidelines" in the noun sense

1. guideline

a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

2. road map, guideline

a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

"the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

3. guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb

a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

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guidelines in Scrabble®

The word guidelines is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters guidelines:

GUIDELINES
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

deleing, deluges, dengues, dingies, dueling, eleidin, eliding, eluding, guldens, indulge, legends, linseed, seeding, sidling, singled, sliding

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word guidelines

GUIDELINES
(126)
GUIDELINES
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GUIDELINES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In guidelines

GUIDELINES
(126)
GUIDELINES
(117)
ELIDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
DELUGES
(86 = 36 + 50)
DUELING
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SINGLED
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SEEDING
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(86 = 36 + 50)
SLIDING
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GULDENS
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GUIDELINES
(84)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
ELUDING
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LEGENDS
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ELUDING
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GULDENS
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SINGLED
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ELIDING
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DELEING
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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SEEDING
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SEEDING
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DINGIES
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SLIDING
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SIDLING
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(82 = 32 + 50)
LINSEED
(82 = 32 + 50)
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DELEING
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DINGIES
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DUELING
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DELEING
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GULDENS
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GUIDELINES
(78)
LINSEED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ELEIDIN
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SIDLING
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LINSEED
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SIDLING
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ELIDING
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(72 = 22 + 50)
SEEDING
(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)

guidelines in Words With Friends™

The word guidelines is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters guidelines:

GUIDELINES
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

deleing, deluges, dengues, dingies, dueling, eleidin, eliding, eluding, guldens, indulge, legends, linseed, seeding, sidling, singled, sliding

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word guidelines

GUIDELINES
(216)
GUIDELINES
(180)
GUIDELINES
(120)
GUIDELINES
(108)
GUIDELINES
(76)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In guidelines

GUIDELINES
(216)
GUIDELINES
(180)
GUIDELINES
(120)
GUIDELINES
(108)
GULDENS
(104 = 69 + 35)
INDULGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
LEGENDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
DUELING
(98 = 63 + 35)
DUELING
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GULDENS
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DUELING
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INDULGE
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ELUDING
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ELUDING
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GULDENS
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ELUDING
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DELEING
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SLIDING
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SIDLING
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DENGUES
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INDULGE
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DELUGES
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GUIDELINES
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ELEIDIN
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Words within the letters of guidelines

2 letter words in guidelines (8 words)

8 letter words in guidelines (5 words)

9 letter words in guidelines (3 words)

10 letter words in guidelines (1 word)

guidelines + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence guidelines

Words that start with guidelines (1 word)

Words with guidelines in them (1 word)

Words that end with guidelines (1 word)

Word Growth involving guidelines

Shorter words in guidelines

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Longer words containing guidelines

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