8-Letter Words With GHES
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With GHES
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With GHES 7 words
How often does GHES appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words containing GHES. They average 13.3 points and the best is SHOWGHES (18 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- T
- 71.4% of words
Most common last letters
- t 71.4%
- g 14.3%
- s 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou28.6%
- ai14.3%
- eu14.3%
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 GHES
s 1h 4o 1w 4g 2h 4e 1s 1
S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + W 4 + G 2 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
showghes
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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8-Letter Words With GHES FAQ
How many eight-letter words containing GHES are there?
There are 7 eight-letter words containing GHES 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 GHES?
SHOWGHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BARGHEST (14), GHESSING (13), ROUGHEST (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing GHES score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHOWGHES (18), GHESSING (13), LAIGHEST (12), TEUGHEST (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.