old guard

NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O

old guard is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1L1D2G2U1A1R1D2
1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does old guard mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas.