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Is ghoul a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ghoul is a Scrabble US word. The word ghoul is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is ghoul a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ghoul is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

G2H4O1U1L1

Is ghoul a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ghoul is a Words With Friends word. The word ghoul is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

GHOUL,LOUGH,

3-letter words (7 found)

GUL,HOG,HUG,LOG,LOU,LUG,UGH,

2-letter words (8 found)

GO,GU,HO,LO,OH,OU,UG,UH,

You can make 17 words from ghoul according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ghoul

ghoul hgoul gohul oghul hogul ohgul ghuol hguol guhol ughol hugol uhgol gouhl oguhl guohl ugohl oughl uoghl hougl ohugl huogl uhogl ouhgl uohgl gholu hgolu gohlu oghlu hoglu ohglu ghlou hglou glhou lghou hlgou lhgou golhu oglhu glohu lgohu olghu loghu holgu ohlgu hlogu lhogu olhgu lohgu ghulo hgulo guhlo ughlo huglo uhglo ghluo hgluo glhuo lghuo hlguo lhguo gulho uglho gluho lguho ulgho lugho hulgo uhlgo hlugo lhugo ulhgo luhgo goulh ogulh guolh ugolh ouglh uoglh goluh ogluh glouh lgouh olguh loguh guloh ugloh gluoh lguoh ulgoh lugoh oulgh uolgh olugh lough ulogh luogh houlg ohulg huolg uholg ouhlg uohlg holug ohlug hloug lhoug olhug lohug hulog uhlog hluog lhuog ulhog luhog oulhg uolhg oluhg louhg ulohg luohg

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ghoul. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ghoul.

Definitions and meaning of ghoul

ghoul

Alternative forms

  • ghole

Etymology

From Persian غول (ğul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl). Compare French goule, of the same origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːl/, /ɡʊəl/
  • Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

ghoul (plural ghouls)

  1. (mythology, Islam) A demon said to feed on corpses.
  2. A graverobber.
  3. A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.
  4. (derogatory, slang) A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • (demon) Algol
  • (graverobber) resurrection man, resurrectionist, body snatcher

Related terms

  • jinn
  • jann
  • nasnas
  • shaitan
  • angel

Descendants

  • Portuguese: ghoul

Translations

Anagrams

  • Lough, lough

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ghoul, from Persian غول (ğul).

Noun

ghoul m (plural ghouls)

  1. (mythology, folklore) ghoul (a spirit said to feed on corpses)

Source: wiktionary.org