5-Letter Words Starting With GH
There are 8 five-letter words starting with GH in our dictionary; 3 of them are common words.
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All 8 words
- ghost9 points
- ghoul9 points
- ghats9 points
- ghazi18 points
- ghyll12 points
- ghees9 points
- ghast9 points
- ghaut9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 8
- By usage: 2 very common, 1 common, 5 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- ghazi 18
- ghyll 12
- ghast 9
- ghats 9
- ghaut 9
- ghees 9
- ghost 9
- ghoul 9
Most common
- ghost
- ghoul
- ghats
- ghazi
- ghyll
- ghees
- ghast
- ghaut
Definitions
- ghost (noun)
- A mental representation of some haunting experience.
- ghoul (noun)
- Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection.
Words that start with the letters GH come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 8 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. GHAZI is the top scorer here, worth 18 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with GH once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with GH are there?
Our dictionary has 8 five-letter words starting with GH, of which 3 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with GH?
GHAZI scores 18 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.