9-Letter Words Starting With GHOS
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With GHOS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With GHOS 4 words
How common is GHOS at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 nine-letter words that start with GHOS. They average 14.3 points and the best is GHOSTLIKE (17 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.3
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- e 25%
- r 25%
- s 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ie50%
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 GHOS
g 2h 4o 1s 1t 1l 1i 1k 5e 1
G 2 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + T 1 + L 1 + I 1 + K 5 + E 1 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ghostlike
- adjectiveresembling or characteristic of a phantom“a ghostly face at the window”
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How many nine-letter words that start with GHOS are there?
There are 4 nine-letter words that start with GHOS 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 GHOS?
GHOSTLIKE is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GHOSTINGS (14), GHOSTLIER (13), GHOSTIEST (13).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with GHOS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GHOSTINGS (14), GHOSTIEST (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.