Ghettoes
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters
Definition of Ghettoes
noun
- An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)
- An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity or race.
- An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.
- (sometimes derogatory) An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.
Anagrams of Ghettoes
No exact anagrams found for "ghettoes". This word has a unique letter combination.
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
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Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Ghettoes
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Ghettoes"
Ghettoes is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Ghettoes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ghettoes" is a medium-scoring word.