What does GHOST mean?

Pronunciation
/goʊst/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a mental representation of some haunting experience“he looked like he had seen a ghost”
  2. a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
  3. the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
  4. a suggestion of some quality“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”

verb

  1. move like a ghost“The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard”
  2. haunt like a ghost; pursue“Fear of illness haunts her”
  3. write for someone else“How many books have you ghostwritten so far?”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ghosts10ghosted12ghosting13

Anagrams of GHOST

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside GHOST

23 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

gosh8hogs8host7 hots7shog8shot7 soth7togs5tosh7got4hog7hot6 ohs6sot3tho6tog4go3 ho5oh5os2 sh5so2 to2

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Questions

Is GHOST a valid word in word games?

GHOST is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is GHOST worth?

GHOST is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from GHOST?

23 other words, including TO, SO, GO and GOT.