Is GHOSTWROTE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GHOSTWROTE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GHOSTWROTE mean?
Ghostwrote 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
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 17 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 GHOSTWROTE
GHOSTWROTE 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 GHOSTWROTE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showgoer15
- growths14
- trowths13
- growth13
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shower12
- throws12
- trowth12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- ghettos11
- howes11
- rowth11
- shrew11
- thews11
- threw11
- throw11
- whets11
- whore11
- whort11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- worth11
- wroth11
- hooters10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- soother10
- swotter10
- ghetto10
- sorgho10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- thew10
- whet10
- grottoes9
- hooter9
- horste9
- hotter9
- others9
- reshot9
- soothe9
- throes9
- tooths9
- toroth9
- tother9
- towers9
- troths9
- wooers9
- worset9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
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