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Ghetto

g 2h 4e 1t 1t 1o 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ghetto mean?

noun

  1. formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

    “the Warsaw ghetto”

  2. any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping

    “the relative security of the gay ghetto”

  3. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

Is GHETTO a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GHETTO worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
g 2h 4e 1t 1t 1o 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3h 3e 1t 1t 1o 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
g 3h 4e 1t 1t 1o 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
g 4h 3e 1t 1t 1o 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GHETTO

Hooks for GHETTO

Add one letter to the front or back of GHETTO to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ghettos

Words that end like GHETTO

Common words that share the ending -ETTO, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

falsettolibretto
All words ending in -ETTO

Ghetto: quick answers

Is GHETTO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GHETTO is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GHETTO worth?
GHETTO scores 10 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ghetto mean?
As a noun, ghetto means “formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GHETTO?
You can make 31 shorter words from GHETTO, such as GOTH, HOG, HOTE, TETH. See the full list.