8-Letter Words With GHAI
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words With GHAI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With GHAI 5 words
How often does GHAI appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words containing GHAI. They average 13.6 points and the best is SHANGHAI (15 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.6
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- i 20%
- m 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
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 containing GHAI
s 1h 4a 1n 1g 2h 4a 1i 1
S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + G 2 + H 4 + A 1 + I 1 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shanghai
- nounthe largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
- verbtake (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship“The men were shanghaied after being drugged”
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How many eight-letter words containing GHAI are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words containing GHAI 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 containing GHAI?
SHANGHAI is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NYLGHAIS (15), TAGHAIRM (14), LONGHAIR (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing GHAI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NYLGHAIS (15), TAGHAIRM (14), NILGHAIS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.