543 Words Starting With GU
The prefix GU appears in 543 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 118 entries. Average word length: 7.8 letters.
G has two distinct sounds — hard (go, get, give) and soft (gem, giant, gym). Hard G dominates in native English words; soft G often signals French or Latin origin.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with GU: GUZZLING (28 pts), GUZZLED (27 pts), GUZZLERS (27 pts), GUZZLER (26 pts), GUZZLES (26 pts). The shortest is GUL (3 letters) and the longest is GUILELESSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in UT.
Notable words: GUAN — any of several tropical American plants used as antidotes to snakebites [n].; GUACO — any of several tropical American plants used as antidotes to snakebites [n].; GUACOS — any of several tropical American plants used as antidotes to snakebites [n].; GUAIACS — a medicinal resin obtained from a South American tree [n]. Browse words starting with AZ for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with GU?
GUZZLING scores 28 points. Runner-up: GUZZLED at 27 points. See words ending in BELT for more high-value options.
How many words start with GU?
Our dictionary has 543 words that start with GU. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (118).
What is the shortest word that starts with GU?
GUL at just 3 letters. It means: a design in oriental carpets [n].
Three-Letter Words (6)
GULGUMGUNGUTGUVGUY
Four-Letter Words (19)
GUANGUARGUCKGUDEGUFFGUIDGULFGULLGULPGULSGUMSGUNKGUNSGURUGUSHGUSTGUTSGUVSGUYS
Five-Letter Words (49)
GUACOGUANOGUANSGUARDGUARSGUAVAGUCKSGUDESGUESSGUESTGUFFSGUIDEGUIDSGUILDGUILEGUILTGUIROGUISEGULAGGULARGULCHGULESGULFSGULFYGULLSGULLYGULPSGULPYGUMBOGUMMAGUMMYGUNKSGUNKYGUNNYGUPPYGURGEGURRYGURSHGURUSGUSHYGUSSYGUSTOGUSTSGUSTYGUTSYGUTTAGUTTYGUYEDGUYOT
Six-Letter Words (66)
GUACOSGUAIACGUANAYGUANINGUANOSGUARDSGUAVASGUENONGUESTSGUFFAWGUGGLEGUGLETGUIDEDGUIDERGUIDESGUIDONGUILDSGUILEDGUILESGUILTSGUILTYGUIMPEGUINEAGUIROSGUISEDGUISESGUITARGULAGSGULDENGULFEDGULLEDGULLETGULLEYGULPEDGULPERGUMBOSGUMMASGUMMEDGUMMERGUNDOGGUNITEGUNMANGUNMENGUNNEDGUNNELGUNNENGUNNERGUNSELGURGEDGURGESGURGLEGURNETGURNEYGUSHEDGUSHERGUSHESGUSSETGUSSIEGUSTEDGUTTAEGUTTEDGUTTERGUTTLEGUYINGGUYOTSGUZZLE
Seven-Letter Words (118)
GUAIACSGUANACOGUANASEGUANAYSGUANINEGUANINSGUARANAGUARANIGUARDEDGUARDERGUAYULEGUDGEONGUENONSGUERDONGUESSEDGUESSERGUESSESGUESTEDGUFFAWSGUGGLEDGUGGLESGUGLETSGUIDERSGUIDINGGUIDONSGUILDERGUILINGGUIMPESGUINEASGUIPUREGUISARDGUISINGGUITARSGULCHESGULDENSGULFIERGULFINGGULLETSGULLEYSGULLIEDGULLIESGULLINGGULPERSGULPIERGULPINGGUMBALLGUMBOILGUMBOOTGUMDROPGUMLESSGUMLIKEGUMLINEGUMMATAGUMMERSGUMMIERGUMMINGGUMMITEGUMMOSEGUMMOUSGUMSHOEGUMTREEGUMWEEDGUMWOODGUNBOATGUNDOGSGUNFIREGUNITESGUNKIERGUNLESSGUNLOCKGUNNELSGUNNERSGUNNERYGUNNIESGUNNINGGUNPLAYGUNROOMGUNSELSGUNSHIPGUNSHOTGUNWALEGUPPIESGURGINGGURGLEDGURGLESGURGLETGURNARDGURNETSGURNEYSGURRIESGURSHESGUSHERSGUSHIERGUSHILYGUSHINGGUSSETSGUSSIEDGUSSIESGUSTIERGUSTILY
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Eight-Letter Words (103)
GUACHAROGUAIACOLGUAIACUMGUAIOCUMGUANACOSGUANASESGUANIDINGUANINESGUARANASGUARANISGUARANTYGUARDANTGUARDDOGGUARDERSGUARDIANGUARDINGGUAYULESGUDGEONSGUERDONSGUERIDONGUERILLAGUERNSEYGUESSERSGUESSINGGUESTINGGUFFAWEDGUGGLINGGUIDABLEGUIDANCEGUIDEWAYGUILDERSGUILEFULGUILTIERGUILTILYGUIPURESGUISARDSGUITGUITGULFIESTGULFLIKEGULFWEEDGULLABLEGULLABLYGULLIBLEGULLIBLYGULLWINGGULLYINGGULOSITYGULPIESTGUMBALLSGUMBOILSGUMBOOTSGUMBOTILGUMDROPSGUMLINESGUMMIESTGUMMITESGUMMOSESGUMMOSISGUMPTIONGUMSHOEDGUMSHOESGUMTREESGUMWEEDSGUMWOODSGUNBOATSGUNFIGHTGUNFIRESGUNFLINTGUNKHOLEGUNKIESTGUNLOCKSGUNMETALGUNNINGSGUNNYBAGGUNPAPERGUNPLAYSGUNPOINTGUNROOMSGUNSHIPSGUNSHOTSGUNSMITHGUNSTOCKGUNWALESGURGLETSGURGLINGGURNARDSGURUSHIPGUSHIESTGUSSETEDGUSSYINGGUSTABLEGUSTIESTGUSTLESSGUTSIESTGUTTATEDGUTTEREDGUTTIESTGUTTLERSGUTTLINGGUTTURAL
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Nine-Letter Words (86)
GUACAMOLEGUACHAROSGUAIACOLSGUAIACUMSGUAIOCUMSGUANABANAGUANIDINEGUANIDINSGUANOSINEGUARANIESGUARANTEEGUARANTORGUARDANTSGUARDDOGSGUARDEDLYGUARDIANSGUARDRAILGUARDROOMGUARDSMANGUARDSMENGUAYABERAGUDGEONEDGUERDONEDGUERIDONSGUERILLASGUERNSEYSGUERRILLAGUESSABLEGUESSWORKGUFFAWINGGUIDANCESGUIDEBOOKGUIDELESSGUIDELINEGUIDEPOSTGUIDEWAYSGUIDEWORDGUILDHALLGUILDSHIPGUILDSMANGUILDSMENGUILELESSGUILLEMETGUILLEMOTGUILLOCHEGUILTIESTGUILTLESSGUITARISTGUITGUITSGULFWEEDSGULPINGLYGUMBOTILSGUMMATOUSGUMMINESSGUMPTIONSGUMPTIOUSGUNCOTTONGUNFIGHTSGUNFLINTSGUNFOUGHTGUNKHOLEDGUNKHOLESGUNMETALSGUNNERIESGUNNYBAGSGUNNYSACKGUNPAPERSGUNPOINTSGUNPOWDERGUNRUNNERGUNSMITHSGUNSTOCKSGURUSHIPSGUSHINESSGUSHINGLYGUSSETINGGUSTABLESGUSTATIONGUSTATIVEGUSTATORYGUSTINESSGUTBUCKETGUTSINESSGUTTATIONGUTTERINGGUTTURALS
Ten-Letter Words (47)
GUACAMOLESGUACHAROESGUANABANASGUANIDINESGUANOSINESGUARANTEEDGUARANTEESGUARANTIEDGUARANTIESGUARANTORSGUARDHOUSEGUARDRAILSGUARDROOMSGUAYABERASGUDGEONINGGUERDONINGGUERRILLASGUESSWORKSGUIDEBOOKSGUIDELINESGUIDEPOSTSGUIDEWORDSGUIDWILLIEGUILDHALLSGUILDSHIPSGUILEFULLYGUILLEMETSGUILLEMOTSGUILLOCHESGUILLOTINEGUILTINESSGUITARFISHGUITARISTSGULOSITIESGUMSHOEINGGUNCOTTONSGUNFIGHTERGUNKHOLINGGUNNYSACKSGUNPOWDERSGUNRUNNERSGUNRUNNINGGUNSLINGERGUSTATIONSGUTBUCKETSGUTTATIONSGUTTERINGS
Eleven-Letter Words (23)
GUARANTYINGGUARDEDNESSGUARDHOUSESGUESSTIMATEGUILELESSLYGUILLOTINEDGUILLOTINESGUILTLESSLYGULLIBILITYGUMMINESSESGUNFIGHTERSGUNFIGHTINGGUNRUNNINGSGUNSLINGERSGUNSLINGINGGUNSMITHINGGUSHINESSESGUSTATORILYGUSTINESSESGUTLESSNESSGUTSINESSESGUTTERSNIPEGUTTURALISM
Twelve-Letter Words (13)
GUANETHIDINEGUARANTEEINGGUARDIANSHIPGUESSTIMATEDGUESSTIMATESGUILEFULNESSGUILLOTININGGUILTINESSESGUITARFISHESGUNSLINGINGSGUNSMITHINGSGUTTERSNIPESGUTTURALISMS
Thirteen-Letter Words (10)
GUANETHIDINESGUARDEDNESSESGUARDIANSHIPSGUBERNATORIALGUESSTIMATINGGUILELESSNESSGUILTLESSNESSGULLIBILITIESGUTLESSNESSESGUTTERSNIPISH
Fourteen-Letter Words (1)
GUILEFULNESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
GUILELESSNESSESGUILTLESSNESSES