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Words containing GH

Words that have the letters GH in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,513 playable words containing GH in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is BENIGHTEDNESSES. The highest-scoring is PRIZEFIGHTINGS, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing GH

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
THOROUGHFARES22
HIGHLIGHTING21
THOROUGHFARE21
HIGHLIGHTED20
NEIGHBORHOOD20
THROUGHPUT19
COPYRIGHT18
DELIGHTFUL18
ENLIGHTENMENT18
FRIGHTENING18
HIGHLIGHTS18
HIGHWAYS18
THOROUGHLY18
FRIGHTENED17
HIGHLIGHT17
HIGHWAY17
THROUGHOUT17

Highest-scoring words containing GH

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PRIZEFIGHTINGS31
STRAIGHTJACKETS31
PRIZEFIGHTING30
HIGHJACKING30
STRAIGHTJACKET30
PRIZEFIGHTERS29
HIGHJACKED29
PRIZEFIGHTER28
PRIZEFIGHTS27
HIGHJACKS27
USQUEBAUGHS27
COCKFIGHTINGS27

3-letter words containing GH (2)

GHI6
UGH7

4-letter words containing GH (12)

AGHA7
GHAT7
GHEE7
GHIS7
HIGH9
NIGH7
PUGH10
SIGH7
SUGH8
UGHS8
VUGH12
YOGH9

5-letter words containing GH (54)

AARGH8
AGHAS8
AUGHT9
BIGHT10
BOUGH11
BRUGH11
BURGH11
COUGH11
DIGHT9
DOUGH10
EIGHT8
FAUGH12
FIGHT11
GHAST8
GHATS8
GHAUT9
GHAZI16
GHEES8
GHOST8
GHOUL9
GHYLL10
GIGHE9
HAUGH11
HEIGH10
HEUGH11
HIGHS10
HIGHT10
LAIGH8
LAUGH9
LIGHT8
LOUGH9
MIGHT10
NEIGH8
NIGHS8
NIGHT8
OGHAM10
OUGHT9
RIGHT8
ROUGH9
SANGH8
SAUGH9
SIGHS8
SIGHT8
SOUGH9
SUGHS9
TEUGH9
THIGH10
TIGHT8
TOUGH9
VUGHS13
WAUGH12
WEIGH11
WIGHT11
YOGHS10

6-letter words containing GH (104)

AFGHAN12
AGHAST9
ALIGHT9
ARIGHT9
AUGHTS10
AWEIGH12
BIGHTS11
BLIGHT11
BOUGHS12
BOUGHT12
BRIGHT11
CAUGHT12
COUGHS12
DINGHY12
DOUGHY13
EIGHTH11
EIGHTS9
EIGHTY11
ENOUGH10
FIGHTS12
FLIGHT12
FOUGHT13
FRIGHT12
GHETTO9
GHOSTS9
GHOULS10
HEIGHT11
HIGHER11
HIGHLY13
KNIGHT12
LAUGHS10
LIGHTS9
MIGHTY13
NAUGHT10
NEIGHS9
NIGHER9
NIGHTS9
NOUGHT10
PLIGHT11
PLOUGH12
QUAIGH18
RIGHTS9
ROUGHS10
SIGHED10
SIGHTS9
SLEIGH9
SLIGHT9
SLOUGH10
SOUGHS10
SOUGHT10
TAUGHT10
THIGHS11
THOUGH12
TIGHTS9
TOUGHS10
TROUGH10
WEIGHS12
WEIGHT12
WIGHTS12
WRIGHT12

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing GH (153)

ALIGHTS10
BLIGHTS12
BOROUGH13
BROUGHT13
COUGHED14
DELIGHT11
DRAUGHT12
DROUGHT12
EIGHTHS12
FIGHTER13
FLIGHTS13
FLIGHTY15
FOGHORN13
FRAUGHT14
FREIGHT13
FRIGHTS13
GHASTLY12
GHETTOS10
GHOSTED11
GHOSTLY12
GINGHAM13
HAUGHTY15
HEIGHTS12
HIGHEST12
HIGHWAY17
INSIGHT10
KNIGHTS13
LAUGHED12
LIGHTED11
LIGHTEN10
LIGHTER10
LIGHTLY12
NAUGHTS11
NAUGHTY13
NEIGHED11
NIGHTLY12
NOUGHTS11
PLIGHTS12
PLOUGHS13
RIGHTED11
RIGHTLY12
ROUGHED12
ROUGHEN11
ROUGHER11
ROUGHLY13
SIGHING11
SIGHTED11
THOUGHT13
THROUGH13
TIGHTLY12
TONIGHT10
TOUGHEN11
TOUGHER11
TROUGHS11
UPRIGHT13
UPTIGHT13
WEIGHED14
WEIGHTS13
WEIGHTY15
WROUGHT14

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing GH (237)

ALIGHTED12
ALMIGHTY15
ALTHOUGH14
BESOUGHT14
BLIGHTED14
BOROUGHS14
BRIGHTEN13
BRIGHTER13
BRIGHTLY15
COUGHING15
DAUGHTER13
DAYLIGHT14
DELIGHTS12
DINGHIES12
DOGHOUSE13
DOUGHNUT14
DRAUGHTS13
DRAUGHTY15
DROUGHTS13
EIGHTEEN11
EYESIGHT13
FIGHTERS14
FIGHTING15
FOGHORNS14
FREIGHTS14
FRIGHTED15
FRIGHTEN14
FURLOUGH16
HEIGHTEN13
HIGHBROW18
HIGHLAND14
HIGHWAYS18
KNIGHTED15
LAUGHING13
LAUGHTER12
LIGHTEST11
LIGHTING12
MIDNIGHT14
MIGHTIER13
NEIGHBOR13
OUTRIGHT12
OUTWEIGH15
PLIGHTED14
PLOUGHED15
RIGHTFUL15
ROUGHAGE13
ROUGHING13
SIGHTING12
SKYLIGHT16
SLIGHTER11
SLIGHTLY13
STRAIGHT11
SUNLIGHT12
THOROUGH14
THOUGHTS14
TIGHTWAD15
TWILIGHT14
UPRIGHTS14
WEIGHING15
WEIGHTED15

The 60 most common shown, 177 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing GH (259)

BENIGHTED15
BLIGHTING15
BRIGHTENS14
BRIGHTEST14
BULLFIGHT18
COPYRIGHT18
DAUGHTERS14
DELIGHTED14
DOGHOUSES14
DOUGHNUTS15
DOWNRIGHT16
EIGHTIETH14
ENLIGHTEN12
FLIGHTIER15
FORESIGHT15
FORTNIGHT15
FREIGHTED16
FREIGHTER15
FRIGHTENS15
FRIGHTFUL19
FRIGHTING16
FURLOUGHS17
HAUGHTIER15
HAUGHTILY17
HEADLIGHT15
HEIGHTENS14
HIGHBROWS19
HIGHLANDS15
HIGHLIGHT17
HINDSIGHT15
KNIGHTING16
LAUGHABLE15
LIGHTNING13
LIMELIGHT14
MIGHTIEST14
MOONLIGHT14
NAUGHTILY15
NEIGHBORS14
NEIGHBOUR15
NIGHTCLUB17
NIGHTFALL15
NIGHTGOWN16
NIGHTMARE14
NIGHTTIME14
OUTWEIGHS16
OVERNIGHT16
OVERSIGHT16
PIGHEADED16
PLIGHTING15
PLOUGHING16
RIGHTMOST14
ROUGHENED14
SKYLIGHTS17
SLIGHTEST12
SPAGHETTI14
SPOTLIGHT14
TIGHTWADS16
UNSIGHTLY15
WEIGHTIER15
WEIGHTING16

The 60 most common shown, 199 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing GH (237)

BRIGHTENED16
BRIGHTNESS15
BULLFIGHTS19
COPYRIGHTS19
DELIGHTFUL18
DELIGHTING15
DISTRAUGHT15
DRAUGHTIER15
EIGHTEENTH15
EIGHTIETHS15
ENLIGHTENS13
FLASHLIGHT18
FLIGHTIEST16
FLIGHTLESS16
FLOODLIGHT17
FOOTLIGHTS16
FORTHRIGHT18
FREIGHTERS16
FREIGHTING17
FRIGHTENED17
FURLOUGHED19
GHASTLIEST13
HAUGHTIEST16
HEADLIGHTS16
HEIGHTENED16
HIGHLIGHTS18
KNIGHTHOOD19
LIGHTENING14
LIGHTHOUSE16
LIGHTNINGS14
MOONLIGHTS15
NAUGHTIEST14
NEIGHBORED16
NEIGHBORLY17
NEIGHBOURS16
NIGHTCLUBS18
NIGHTGOWNS17
NIGHTMARES15
ONSLAUGHTS14
OUTWEIGHED18
OVERNIGHTS17
OVERSIGHTS17
OVERWEIGHT20
PLAYWRIGHT20
RIGHTFULLY19
ROUGHENING15
ROUGHHOUSE17
SLAUGHTERS14
SPOTLIGHTS15
STRONGHOLD14
THOROUGHER16
THOROUGHLY18
THOUGHTFUL20
THROUGHOUT17
THROUGHPUT19
TIGHTENING14
TIGHTROPES15
TOUGHENING15
WATERTIGHT16
WEIGHTIEST16

The 60 most common shown, 177 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing GH (175)

BRIGHTENING17
BULLFIGHTER20
COPYRIGHTED21
DRAUGHTIEST16
DRAUGHTSMAN18
DRAUGHTSMEN18
EIGHTEENTHS16
ENLIGHTENED15
FIREFIGHTER20
FLASHLIGHTS19
FLOODLIGHTS18
FORETHOUGHT20
FORTNIGHTLY19
FRIGHTENING18
FRIGHTFULLY23
FURLOUGHING20
HAUGHTINESS17
HEAVYWEIGHT25
HEIGHTENING17
HICCOUGHING22
HIGHFALUTIN20
HIGHLIGHTED20
HIGHLIGHTER19
KNIGHTHOODS20
LIGHTHOUSES17
LIGHTNINGED16
LIGHTWEIGHT20
MOONLIGHTED17
NAUGHTINESS15
NEARSIGHTED15
NEIGHBORING17
NEIGHBOURED18
NIGHTINGALE15
NIGHTMARISH18
NIGHTSTICKS19
OUTWEIGHING19
OVERTHOUGHT21
OVERWROUGHT22
PAPERWEIGHT21
PENNYWEIGHT21
PLAYWRIGHTS21
PRIZEFIGHTS27
RIGHTEOUSLY17
ROUGHHOUSED19
ROUGHHOUSES18
SEARCHLIGHT18
SHIPWRIGHTS21
SLAUGHTERED16
SPACEFLIGHT21
SPOTLIGHTED17
STRAIGHTENS14
STRAIGHTEST14
STRONGHOLDS15
THOROUGHEST17
THOUGHTLESS17
THROUGHWAYS22
UNDERWEIGHT19
UNSIGHTLIER15
WHEELWRIGHT22
WRONGHEADED19

The 60 most common shown, 115 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing GH (121)

AFORETHOUGHT21
AFTERTHOUGHT21
BANTAMWEIGHT22
BREAKTHROUGH23
BULLFIGHTERS21
BULLFIGHTING22
COCKFIGHTING26
COPYRIGHTING22
DELIGHTFULLY22
DREADNOUGHTS18
ENLIGHTENING16
FIREFIGHTERS21
FLOODLIGHTED20
FORTHRIGHTLY22
GHOSTWRITERS18
GHOSTWRITING19
GHOSTWRITTEN18
GODDAUGHTERS19
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
HIGHLIGHTERS20
HIGHLIGHTING21
LIGHTHEARTED18
LIGHTWEIGHTS21
MANSLAUGHTER18
MEETINGHOUSE18
MIDDLEWEIGHT22
MOONLIGHTERS17
MOONLIGHTING18
NEIGHBORHOOD20
NEIGHBOURING19
NIGHTCLOTHES19
NIGHTCLUBBED23
NIGHTINGALES16
PAPERWEIGHTS22
PENNYWEIGHTS22
PRIZEFIGHTER28
RIGHTFULNESS19
ROUGHHOUSING20
SEARCHLIGHTS19
SHORTSIGHTED18
SLAUGHTERERS16
SLAUGHTERING17
SPACEFLIGHTS22
SPOTLIGHTING18
SPRIGHTLIEST17
STEPDAUGHTER19
STRAIGHTAWAY20
STRAIGHTEDGE17
STRAIGHTENED16
STRAIGHTNESS15
STREETLIGHTS15
SUPERHIGHWAY25
THOROUGHBRED21
THOROUGHFARE21
THOROUGHNESS18
THOUGHTFULLY24
UNSIGHTLIEST16
WEIGHTLIFTER21
WELTERWEIGHT21
WHEELWRIGHTS23

The 60 most common shown, 61 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,513 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.90%) are containing GH. Most of them, 259, have 9 letters. 77 start with GH, 76 end with it and 1,360 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing GH?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,513 words containing GH, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing GH?

PRIZEFIGHTINGS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: STRAIGHTJACKETS (31), PRIZEFIGHTING (30) and HIGHJACKING (30).

What are the most common words containing GH?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, THOROUGHFARES, HIGHLIGHTING, THOROUGHFARE, HIGHLIGHTED and NEIGHBORHOOD. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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