GHAST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GHAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHAST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHAST is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHAST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHAST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GHAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about GHAST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GHAST mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To frighten or strike with terror; to make aghast.
Ghast is an old verb that survives mainly in the works of Shakespeare and other early writers, where a sudden shock is said to ghast a character rather than simply frighten them. The related adjective ghastly, still common today, grew out of the same root and kept the sense of something that makes onlookers pale with fear. Modern writers rarely reach for ghast itself, preferring frighten or terrify, but it turns up in glossaries of archaic English and in editions of early drama.
How GHAST is used
Archaic; found almost exclusively in early modern English texts and in notes on Shakespearean vocabulary.
- The apparition seemed to ghast even the boldest soldier on watch.
- Old glosses explain that the sudden cry did ghast the sleeping household.
- The editor noted that ghast here means to terrify, not merely to surprise.
- Such a sight would ghast any traveler caught alone after dark.
- The chronicle says the omen did ghast the whole court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHAST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GHAST
The 5 tiles of GHAST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GHAST
12 longer words begin with GHAST.
Words ending in GHAST
1 words end in GHAST. Useful as a back hook: play GHAST onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in GHAST
Common questions about GHAST
- Is GHAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHAST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHAST worth?
- GHAST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHAST mean?
- To frighten or strike with terror; to make aghast.
- What letters can be added to GHAST?
- GHAST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GHAST:
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