GHOULISH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GHOULISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHOULISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHOULISH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHOULISH
No single letter turns GHOULISH into another word.
How GHOULISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GHOULISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GHOULISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GHOULISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling a ghoul, or showing a morbid, unhealthy interest in death and disaster.
A ghoulish grin looks sinister, and a ghoulish crowd gathers to stare at accidents. The word suits both horror stories and complaints about bad taste.
How GHOULISH is used
Used in everyday description and in horror writing.
- The fog gave the cemetery a ghoulish glow.
- There is something ghoulish about stopping to stare at a crash.
- He told ghoulish stories around the campfire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHOULISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GHOULISH
3 longer words begin with GHOULISH.
Shorter words from the letters in GHOULISH
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Common questions about GHOULISH
- Is GHOULISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHOULISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHOULISH worth?
- GHOULISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHOULISH mean?
- Resembling a ghoul, or showing a morbid, unhealthy interest in death and disaster.
- What letters can be added to GHOULISH?
- No single letter can be added to GHOULISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GHOULISH:
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