AGHAST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AGHAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGHAST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGHAST is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGHAST
No single letter turns AGHAST into another word.
How AGHAST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AGHAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does AGHAST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Filled with sudden horror, shock or dismay.
Aghast describes the stunned reaction to something terrible or deeply improper, and the person is often struck silent. It comes from an old verb meaning to frighten, related to the word ghost, which explains the odd gh spelling. The word is followed by at when the cause is named.
How AGHAST is used
Used after a verb; often followed by at.
- She stood aghast at the damage the flood had done.
- The audience watched aghast as the set collapsed.
- He was aghast to learn how much the repair would cost.
- We looked on aghast while the cake slid off the table.
- The headmaster was aghast at the language in the note.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGHAST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AGHAST
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Common questions about AGHAST
- Is AGHAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGHAST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGHAST worth?
- AGHAST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGHAST mean?
- Filled with sudden horror, shock or dismay.
- What letters can be added to AGHAST?
- No single letter can be added to AGHAST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AGHAST:
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