Is GHOSTWRITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GHOSTWRITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GHOSTWRITING mean?
Ghostwriting 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
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 GHOSTWRITING
GHOSTWRITING 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 GHOSTWRITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ingrowths16
- ingrowth15
- showring15
- throwing15
- twinight15
- whisting15
- whitings15
- whorings15
- worthing15
- writhing15
- growths14
- showing14
- whiting14
- whoring14
- wishing14
- withing14
- wrights14
- thirsting13
- trithings13
- ghosting13
- girthing13
- righting13
- sighting13
- townish13
- trowths13
- withins13
- growth13
- wights13
- wright13
- hoisting12
- rightist12
- shirting12
- shitting12
- shorting12
- shotting12
- strowing12
- swotting12
- tithings12
- tonights12
- trithing12
- trothing12
- twisting12
- wittings12
- worsting12
- wristing12
- writings12
- growing12
- sighing12
- rowths12
- thrown12
- throws12
- trowth12
- whorts12
- whosit12
- winish12
- within12
- worths12
- whigs12
- wight12
- histing11
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