guideline: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with G · ends with E
Meaning of guideline
noun
A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
Example: He considered the Ten Commandments more as a guideline than a requirement.
A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
Listed forms: guidelines.
Source: Wiktionary — guideline.
verb
To provide guidelines for.
Listed forms: guidelines, guidelining, guidelined.
Source: Wiktionary — guideline.
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 guideline.
noun
a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
- road map
noun
a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
- guidepost
- rule of thumb
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is guideline in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of guideline
G(2) + U(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 11 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 guideline
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 guideline
116 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in guideline. Showing up to 24, longest first.