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9-Letter Words Starting With GH

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With GH

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

All 9-Letter Words Starting With GH 11 words

How common is GH at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 11 nine-letter words that start with GH. They average 14.8 points, the best is GHETTOIZE (22 points) and 27.3% end in E.

Total words
11
Average Scrabble score
14.8
out of 22 max
Everyday words
18%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
E
27.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • e 27.3%
  • g 27.3%
  • r 18.2%

Top vowel pairs

  • oi36.4%
  • ie27.3%
  • ao9.1%

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 nine-letter word that starts with GH

g 2h 4e 1t 1t 1o 1i 1z 10e 1

G 2 + H 4 + E 1 + T 1 + T 1 + O 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 22 points

Double word
44 pts
Triple word
66 pts

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

ghettoize

  1. verbput in a ghetto“The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized”
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How many nine-letter words that start with GH are there?

There are 11 nine-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 nine-letter word that starts with GH?

GHETTOIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GHOSTLIKE (17), GHILLYING (17), GHERAOING (14).

Which rare nine-letter words that start with GH score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include GHETTOIZE (22), GHILLYING (17), GHERAOING (14), GHETTOING (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.