GHETTO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GHETTO 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 GHETTO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHETTO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHETTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ghettosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHETTO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GHETTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does GHETTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A part of a city where a minority group is made to live, or where it lives apart because of poverty and social pressure.
The word ghetto began in Venice in the sixteenth century, where Jewish residents were required to live in a walled quarter, and later spread to similar districts across Europe. In modern use it names any crowded district in which a minority is cut off from the rest of the city. Writers also use it figuratively for any group or area that is kept apart.
How GHETTO is used
Serious historical and sociological term; handle with care in everyday speech.
- The medieval ghetto was locked at night by a city gate.
- A historian wrote a book on the ghetto of Venice.
- Poverty kept many families inside the ghetto for generations.
- The ghetto was crowded, and several families shared each house.
- Critics warned that the new estate would become a ghetto of the poor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHETTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GHETTO
16 longer words begin with GHETTO.
Shorter words from the letters in GHETTO
Common questions about GHETTO
- Is GHETTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHETTO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHETTO worth?
- GHETTO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHETTO mean?
- A part of a city where a minority group is made to live, or where it lives apart because of poverty and social pressure.
- What letters can be added to GHETTO?
- GHETTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GHETTO:
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