GHOUL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GHOUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHOUL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHOUL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHOUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ghoulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHOUL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GHOUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does GHOUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An evil spirit or demon supposed to rob graves and feed on corpses; also, a person with a morbid interest in death or disaster.
In Arabic folklore a ghoul haunts burial grounds and deserted places, waiting to prey on the dead or on unwary travelers, and the figure passed into European fiction as a graveyard monster. The word later broadened in everyday English to describe a living person whose fascination with death, violence, or disaster seems unhealthy, as when reporters are accused of acting like ghouls at the scene of a tragedy. Both senses share the same core idea of taking an unwholesome interest in the dead.
How GHOUL is used
The supernatural sense is common in horror fiction; the figurative sense describing a person is common in everyday criticism of morbid curiosity.
- The story described a ghoul lurking among the tombstones.
- Reporters were accused of acting like ghouls outside the disaster site.
- A ghoul in the old legend was said to dig up fresh graves.
- The game let players fight off a pack of ghouls in the crypt.
- Only a ghoul would find that kind of accident entertaining.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHOUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GHOUL
The 5 tiles of GHOUL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GHOUL
7 longer words begin with GHOUL.
Shorter words from the letters in GHOUL
Common questions about GHOUL
- Is GHOUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHOUL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHOUL worth?
- GHOUL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHOUL mean?
- An evil spirit or demon supposed to rob graves and feed on corpses; also, a person with a morbid interest in death or disaster.
- What letters can be added to GHOUL?
- GHOUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GHOUL:
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