ghastful
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- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
Definition of ghastful
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(archaic)Causing fear; terrifying.
“Very desolate was that valley, having a dark aspect and a ghastful, such as a man might look for in the infernal glens of Pyriphlegethon or Acheron.”
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adj
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(archaic)Causing fear; terrifying.
“Very desolate was that valley, having a dark aspect and a ghastful, such as a man might look for in the infernal glens of Pyriphlegethon or Acheron.”
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(archaic)Terrified, frightened.
“Th' Almighty anſwers — "I my ſelf will place "The dreadful Stains of Murther on the Face, "That all may ſhun thy Crimes and Fate. — He ſaid, The Caitiff heard, with ghaſtful Looks he fled.”
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Etymology
From Middle English gastful, equivalent to ghast + -ful. See ghastly.
Words you can make from ghastful
159 playable · top: HATFULS (13 pts)
Best play hatfuls 13 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
31 words- FAUGH 12 pts
- FLASH 11 pts
- FLUSH 11 pts
- HAFTS 11 pts
- SHAFT 11 pts
- AUGHT 9 pts
- FLAGS 9 pts
- FUGAL 9 pts
- GHAST 9 pts
- GHATS 9 pts
- GHAUT 9 pts
- GULFS 9 pts
- LAUGH 9 pts
- SAUGH 9 pts
- THUGS 9 pts
- FAULT 8 pts
- FLATS 8 pts
- HALTS 8 pts
- HAULS 8 pts
- HULAS 8 pts
- LATHS 8 pts
- SHALT 8 pts
- SHAUL 8 pts
- SULFA 8 pts
- TUFAS 8 pts
- AGLUS 6 pts
- GAULT 6 pts
- GLUTS 6 pts
- SALUT 5 pts
- SAULT 5 pts
- TALUS 5 pts
4-letter words
65 words- FAHS 10 pts
- FASH 10 pts
- HAFT 10 pts
- HALF 10 pts
- AUGH 8 pts
- FAGS 8 pts
- FLAG 8 pts
- FUGS 8 pts
- GASH 8 pts
- GHAT 8 pts
- GULF 8 pts
- GUSH 8 pts
- HAGS 8 pts
- HUGS 8 pts
- SHAG 8 pts
- SUGH 8 pts
- THUG 8 pts
- UGHS 8 pts
- FAST 7 pts
- FATS 7 pts
- FLAT 7 pts
- FLUS 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HAUL 7 pts
- HAUT 7 pts
- HULA 7 pts
- HUTS 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- LUSH 7 pts
- SHAT 7 pts
- SHUL 7 pts
- SHUT 7 pts
- THUS 7 pts
- TUFA 7 pts
- TUSH 7 pts
- AGLU 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GAST 5 pts
- GATS 5 pts
- GLUT 5 pts
- GULS 5 pts
- GUST 5 pts
- GUTS 5 pts
- LAGS 5 pts
- LUGS 5 pts
- SLAG 5 pts
- SLUG 5 pts
- STAG 5 pts
- TAGS 5 pts
- TUGS 5 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- LAST 4 pts
- LATS 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LUST 4 pts
- SALT 4 pts
- SAUL 4 pts
- SLAT 4 pts
- SLUT 4 pts
- TAUS 4 pts
- UTAS 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- FAH 9 pts
- FAG 7 pts
- FUG 7 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- HUG 7 pts
- UGH 7 pts
- AFT 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- FAS 6 pts
- FAT 6 pts
- FLU 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- AGS 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAS 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- GUT 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- SAG 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- TUG 4 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
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