Is GHOSTLIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GHOSTLIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GHOSTLIEST mean?
Ghostliest is a form of GHOSTLY.
- adjective
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
“a ghostly face at the window”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 14 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 GHOSTLIEST
GHOSTLIEST has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GHOSTLIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ghostiest13
- slightest13
- gothites12
- lightest12
- sleights12
- hostiles11
- thistles11
- ghettos11
- gothite11
- hoglets11
- hogties11
- sleighs11
- sleight11
- slights11
- glottises10
- eoliths10
- hitless10
- holiest10
- holists10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hotties10
- isohels10
- lithest10
- lithoes10
- shtetls10
- sottish10
- theists10
- thistle10
- eights10
- ghetto10
- ghosts10
- hoglet10
- hogtie10
- lights10
- shogis10
- sights10
- sleigh10
- slight10
- tights10
- egotists9
- eolith9
- heists9
- helios9
- helots9
- hoises9
- hoists9
- holies9
- holist9
- hosels9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- hottie9
- isohel9
- lithos9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shiest9
- shites9
- shotes9
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