GHI is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GHI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHI?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHI is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ghisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does GHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The shorter, less common English spelling of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking, more usually written ghee.
Ghi is butter with the water and the milk solids taken out, which is why it keeps for months without cooling and can be heated far hotter than butter can. The spelling with an extra letter is commoner in English, and both forms are correct.
How GHI is used
Uncountable: a spoonful of ghi. Also spelled ghee.
- The ghi goes in first and the spices after it.
- A jar of ghi keeps all summer without a fridge.
- Ghi smokes at a much higher temperature than butter.
- They make ghi at home and buy nothing else.
- The spelling ghi is one of two and neither is wrong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GHI
9 longer words begin with GHI.
Words ending in GHI
4 words end in GHI. Useful as a back hook: play GHI onto a word already on the board.
Words with GHI inside
Showing 24 of 103 words that contain GHI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GHI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GHI
Common questions about GHI
- Is GHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHI worth?
- GHI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHI mean?
- The shorter, less common English spelling of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking, more usually written ghee.
- What letters can be added to GHI?
- GHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GHI:
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