GHOST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GHOST 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 GHOST?
| 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 GHOST is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHOST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHOST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GHOST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about GHOST
- The letters of GHOST run in alphabetical order from first to last.
- 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 GHOST mean in Scrabble?
noun
The spirit of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living, typically as a faint, insubstantial figure.
A ghost is imagined as a trace of someone who has died, seen or sensed by the living usually as a pale, drifting shape rather than a solid body. Beyond its supernatural sense, the same word describes any faint remaining trace of something, as when people speak of the ghost of a smile or a faint ghost image left by a fault in a screen. As a verb, to ghost someone means to end contact with them suddenly and without explanation, a modern extension of the idea of quietly disappearing.
How GHOST is used
Common in everyday speech for the supernatural sense, and increasingly common as an informal verb meaning to cut off contact abruptly.
- Villagers swore that a ghost walked the old mill at night.
- A ghost of her old smile crossed her face for a moment.
- He stopped texting and simply ghosted her after the second date.
- The photograph showed a faint ghost image behind the main figure.
- Children told ghost stories around the campfire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHOST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GHOST
The 5 tiles of GHOST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GHOST
20 longer words begin with GHOST.
Words with GHOST inside
4 words contain GHOST in the middle. Words that start with GHOST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GHOST
Common questions about GHOST
- Is GHOST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHOST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHOST worth?
- GHOST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHOST mean?
- The spirit of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living, typically as a faint, insubstantial figure.
- What letters can be added to GHOST?
- GHOST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GHOST:
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