Is GHOSTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GHOSTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GHOSTING mean?
Ghosting is a form of GHOST.
- noun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
“he looked like he had seen a ghost”
- verb
move like a ghost
“The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard”
- noun
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- noun
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GHOSTING
Single letters that turn GHOSTING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from GHOSTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hosting11
- hosing10
- nights10
- things10
- thongs10
- hoggs10
- tonish9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- night9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- sight9
- thing9
- thong9
- hogg9
- gigots8
- goings8
- hints8
- hoist8
- thins8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- ingots7
- stingo7
- tigons7
- gigot7
- going7
- gongs7
- noggs7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- hons7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- shin7
- shit7
- shot7
- sinh7
- sith7
- soth7
- thin7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- ghi7
- hog7
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