ghostwrite
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
Definition of ghostwrite
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
“Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.”
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verb
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(intransitive)To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
“Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.”
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(transitive)To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
“The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.”
“Before I read her book, I wondered if it had been ghostwritten, like many such books.”
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Etymology
Back-formation from ghostwriter.
Words you can make from ghostwrite
200+ playable · top: GROWTHIEST (17 pts)
Best play growthiest 17 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
36 words- GROWTHS 14 pts
- WEIGHTS 14 pts
- WRIGHTS 14 pts
- SHOWIER 13 pts
- SWITHER 13 pts
- TROWTHS 13 pts
- WETTISH 13 pts
- WHITEST 13 pts
- WHITTER 13 pts
- WITHERS 13 pts
- WRITHES 13 pts
- GHETTOS 11 pts
- GOTHITE 11 pts
- HOGTIES 11 pts
- OGREISH 11 pts
- RESIGHT 11 pts
- SIGHTER 11 pts
- TIGHTER 11 pts
- HERIOTS 10 pts
- HITTERS 10 pts
- HOISTER 10 pts
- HOTTIES 10 pts
- RETWIST 10 pts
- SHITTER 10 pts
- SHORTIE 10 pts
- SWOTTER 10 pts
- THETRIS 10 pts
- THORITE 10 pts
- TITHERS 10 pts
- TWISTER 10 pts
- TWISTOR 10 pts
- WITTERS 10 pts
- EGOTIST 8 pts
- GOITERS 8 pts
- GOITRES 8 pts
- GORIEST 8 pts
6-letter words
77 words- GROWTH 13 pts
- WEIGHS 13 pts
- WEIGHT 13 pts
- WIGHTS 13 pts
- WRIGHT 13 pts
- RESHOW 12 pts
- ROWTHS 12 pts
- SHOWER 12 pts
- SWITHE 12 pts
- THROWS 12 pts
- TROWTH 12 pts
- WHITER 12 pts
- WHITES 12 pts
- WHORES 12 pts
- WHORTS 12 pts
- WHOSIT 12 pts
- WISHER 12 pts
- WITHER 12 pts
- WITHES 12 pts
- WORTHS 12 pts
- WRITHE 12 pts
- EIGHTS 10 pts
- GHETTO 10 pts
- GIRTHS 10 pts
- GRITHS 10 pts
- HOGTIE 10 pts
- OGRISH 10 pts
- RIGHTO 10 pts
- RIGHTS 10 pts
- SIGHER 10 pts
- TIGHTS 10 pts
- HERIOT 9 pts
- HITTER 9 pts
- HORSIE 9 pts
- HORSTE 9 pts
- HOSIER 9 pts
- HOTTER 9 pts
- HOTTIE 9 pts
- OTHERS 9 pts
- RESHOT 9 pts
- THEIRS 9 pts
- THEIST 9 pts
- THETRI 9 pts
- THIRST 9 pts
- THROES 9 pts
- TITHER 9 pts
- TITHES 9 pts
- TOTHER 9 pts
- TOWERS 9 pts
- TOWIES 9 pts
- TROTHS 9 pts
- TWIERS 9 pts
- WITTER 9 pts
- WORSET 9 pts
- WRIEST 9 pts
- WRITES 9 pts
- EGOIST 7 pts
- ERGOTS 7 pts
- GOITER 7 pts
- GOITRE 7 pts
- GRIOTS 7 pts
- ORGIES 7 pts
- STOGIE 7 pts
- TIGERS 7 pts
- TRIGOS 7 pts
- OTTERS 6 pts
- ROTTES 6 pts
- SITTER 6 pts
- SORTIE 6 pts
- TETRIS 6 pts
- TITERS 6 pts
- TITRES 6 pts
- TORIES 6 pts
- TORTES 6 pts
- TOTERS 6 pts
- TRIOSE 6 pts
- TRISTE 6 pts
5-letter words
78 words- HOWES 11 pts
- ROWTH 11 pts
- SHREW 11 pts
- SWITH 11 pts
- THEWS 11 pts
- THREW 11 pts
- THROW 11 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- GHOST 9 pts
- GIRSH 9 pts
- GIRTH 9 pts
- GOETH 9 pts
- GOTHS 9 pts
- GRITH 9 pts
- GROWS 9 pts
- RIGHT 9 pts
- SHOGI 9 pts
- SIGHT 9 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HORST 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- OWIES 8 pts
- RESOW 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SEROW 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- SHIRT 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- SHORT 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOTT 8 pts
- SOWER 8 pts
- STREW 8 pts
- STROW 8 pts
- SWORE 8 pts
- TETHS 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- ERGOT 6 pts
- GIROS 6 pts
- GIRTS 6 pts
- GITES 6 pts
- GOERS 6 pts
- GOEST 6 pts
- GORES 6 pts
- GORSE 6 pts
- GRIOT 6 pts
- GRIST 6 pts
- GRITS 6 pts
- GROTS 6 pts
- OGRES 6 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- ROSET 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTES 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- STORE 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
Hooks
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