Is GHOSTWRITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GHOSTWRITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GHOSTWRITES mean?
Ghostwrites is a form of GHOSTWRITE.
- verb
write for someone else
“How many books have you ghostwritten so far?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 GHOSTWRITES
GHOSTWRITES 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 GHOSTWRITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ghostwrite17
- growthiest17
- worthiest15
- showiest14
- swithers14
- whitters14
- worthies14
- growths14
- weights14
- wrights14
- ghostiest13
- reshows13
- showers13
- showier13
- swisher13
- swither13
- trowths13
- wettish13
- whitest13
- whitter13
- whosits13
- wishers13
- withers13
- writhes13
- growth13
- weighs13
- weight13
- wights13
- wright13
- theorists12
- ghostier12
- gothites12
- resights12
- rightest12
- sighters12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shower12
- shrews12
- swithe12
- throws12
- trowth12
- whists12
- whiter12
- whites12
- whores12
- whorts12
- whosis12
- whosit12
- wisher12
- wishes12
- wither12
- withes12
- worths12
- writhe12
- weigh12
- whigs12
- wight12
- hoisters11
- horsiest11
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