5-Letter Words With OST
- 20 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With OST
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With OST 20 words
How often does OST appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 20 five-letter words containing OST. They average 6.9 points, the best is GHOST (9 points) and 45% end in T.
- Total words
- 20
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.9
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 35%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- T
- 45% of words
Most common last letters
- t 45%
- s 25%
- a 15%
Top vowel pairs
- oo15%
- ia5%
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 containing OST
g 2h 4o 1s 1t 1
G 2 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + T 1 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ghost
- nouna mental representation of some haunting experience“he looked like he had seen a ghost”
- nouna writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- nounthe visible disembodied soul of a dead person
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How many five-letter words containing OST are there?
There are 20 five-letter words containing OST 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 containing OST?
GHOST is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOSTS (8), FROST (8), HOSTA (8).
What are some common five-letter words containing OST?
Everyday examples include GHOST, BOOST, COSTS, POSTS, ROOST, HOSTS, FROST. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words containing OST score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include YTOST (8), COOST (7), COSTE (7), CROST (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.