5-Letter Words Starting With GH
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With GH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With GH 9 words
How common is GH at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 five-letter words that start with GH. They average 10.3 points and the best is GHAZI (18 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 22%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- T
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- t 44.4%
- l 22.2%
- s 22.2%
Top vowel pairs
- au11.1%
- ee11.1%
- ou11.1%
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 five-letter word that starts with GH
g 2h 4a 1z 10i 1
G 2 + H 4 + A 1 + Z 10 + I 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).
ghazi
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words that start with GH are there?
There are 9 five-letter words that start with GH 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 five-letter word that starts with GH?
GHAZI is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GHYLL (12), GHOST (9), GHOUL (9).
Which rare five-letter words that start with GH score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GHAST (9), GHAUT (9), GHEST (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.