guilty: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with G · ends with Y
Meaning of guilty
adj
Responsible for a dishonest act.
Example: He was guilty of cheating at cards.
Judged to have committed a crime.
Example: The guilty man was led away.
Having a sense of guilt.
Example: Do you have a guilty conscience?
Blameworthy.
Example: I have a guilty secret.
Listed forms: guiltier, guiltiest.
Source: Wiktionary — guilty.
noun
A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
One who is declared guilty of a crime.
Listed forms: guilties.
Source: Wiktionary — guilty.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for guilty.
adjective
showing a sense of guilt
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of guilty
G(2) + U(1) + I(1) + L(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 10 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 guilty
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from guilty
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