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8-Letter Words Starting With GHOS

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With GHOS

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With GHOS 2 words

How common is GHOS at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with GHOS. They average 12.5 points and the best is GHOSTING (13 points).

Total words
2
Average Scrabble score
12.5
out of 13 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
G
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • g 50%
  • r 50%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie50%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with GHOS

g 2h 4o 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

G 2 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 13 points

Double word
26 pts
Triple word
39 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

ghosting

Form of ghost

  1. verbmove like a ghost“The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard”
  2. verbhaunt like a ghost; pursue“Fear of illness haunts her”
  3. verbwrite for someone else“How many books have you ghostwritten so far?”
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How many eight-letter words that start with GHOS are there?

There are 2 eight-letter words that start with GHOS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with GHOS?

GHOSTING is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GHOSTIER (12).