guide: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with E
Meaning of guide
noun
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
Example: The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.
A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
A sign that guides people; guidepost.
Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
Listed forms: guides.
Source: Wiktionary — guide.
verb
To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
To exert control or influence over someone or something.
To supervise the education or training of someone.
Listed forms: guides, guiding, guided, glossary, guidest.
Source: Wiktionary — guide.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for guide.
noun
someone employed to conduct others
noun
something that offers basic information or instruction
noun
a model or standard for making comparisons
noun
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is guide in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of guide
G(2) + U(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of guide
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from guide
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in guide. Showing up to 24, longest first.