Ghost

/ɡəʊst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Ghost

noun

The spirit; the soul of man.
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
"Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt."
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
"not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea"
A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.

verb

To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
To die; to expire.
To sail seemingly without wind.
To copy a file or hard drive image.
To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.

Anagrams of Ghost

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

20 words can be made from the letters in "ghost":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

gosh goth hogs host hots shog shot soth togs tosh

3-LETTER WORDS

gos got hog hos hot ohs sot tho tog

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ghost" and rearranging:

+uoughts sought toughs

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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