Words That Start With GH

29 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 29 words that start with gh, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with gh: 29
Most used: ghost
Shortest: ghi
5 letter words: 5

Common words that start with gh

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	ghost	a mental representation of some haunting experience	5
2	ghosts	a mental representation of some haunting experience	6
3	ghetto	formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live	6
4	ghostly	resembling or characteristic of a phantom	7
5	ghastly	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror	7
6	ghoul	someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection	5
7	ghouls	someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection	6
8	ghettos	formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live	7
9	ghee	clarified butter used in Indian cookery	4
10	ghosted	move like a ghost	7
11	ghosting	move like a ghost	8
12	ghostwriter	a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else	11
13	ghats	stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water	5
14	ghoulish	suggesting the horror of death and decay	8
15	ghat	stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water	4
16	gherkin	any of various small cucumbers pickled whole	7
17	ghostwriters	a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else	12
18	ghostwriting	write for someone else	12
19	gherkins	any of various small cucumbers pickled whole	8
20	ghostwritten	write for someone else	12
21	ghillie	a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep	7
22	ghettoes	formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live	8

3 letter words that start with gh

4 letter words that start with gh

ghee
ghat

5 letter words that start with gh

ghost
ghoul
ghazi
ghats
ghast

6 letter words that start with gh

ghosts
ghetto
ghouls
ghibli
ghosty

7 letter words that start with gh

ghostly
ghastly
ghettos
ghosted
gherkin
ghillie

8 letter words that start with gh

ghosting
ghoulish
gherkins
ghettoes
ghoulies

11 letter words that start with gh

ghostwriter

12 letter words that start with gh

ghostwriters
ghostwriting
ghostwritten

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How many words start with gh?

This list has 29 words starting with gh, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with gh?

ghost, ghosts, ghetto, ghostly, ghastly, ghoul, ghouls, ghettos.

What 5 letter words start with gh?

ghost, ghoul, ghazi, ghats, ghast.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.