How many words with GHT are there?

This page lists 921 words with GHT from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these words valid in official Scrabble play?

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Words With GHT

All 921 words in our dictionary that contain GHT — sorted by Scrabble score.

921 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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counterweights23 cruiserweights23 delightfully23 downrightnesses23 farsightedly23 flyweights23 foresightedness23 frightfulness23 highlighted23 highlighters23 knighthoods23 lightweights23 makeweight23 middleweight23 nightclubbed23 nightclubbers23 nighthawk23 nightwalkers23 overweighted23 paperweights23 pennyweight23 playwrights23 shipwrights23 spaceflights23 sprightfulness23 straightaways23 thoughtlessly23 thoughtway23 tightfistedness23 trothplighted23 weightlifters23 welterweights23 affrighting22 aforethought22 afterthought22 backlights22 beknighting22 benightednesses22 bullfighting22 counterweight22 cruiserweight22 delightfulness22 downrightly22 farsightedness22 featherlight22 firefighters22 floodlighting22 flyweight22 foresightful22 forethoughts22 handwrought22 highlighter22 insightfully22 knighthood22 knightlinesses22 lightfastnesses22 lightweight22 nightclubber22 nightwalker22 overmighty22 overtightening22 paperweight22 playwright22 shipwright22 skylighted22 slaughterhouses22 spaceflight22 straightaway22 thoughtlessness22 weightlessly22 weightlifter22 welterweight22 affrighted21 airfreighting21 backlight21 beknighted21 benightedly21 bullfighters21 candlelighted21 candlelighters21 copyrights21 daylightings21 delightednesses21 dogfighting21 downrightness21 firefighter21 flashlights21 floodlighted21 forethought21 forthrights21 fortnightly21 granddaughters21 highlights21 lightsomenesses21 longsightedness21 nearsightedly21 nightclothes21 nightsticks21 overflights21 overthought21 overtightened21 overweights21 overwrought21 postmidnight21 rightfulnesses21 searchlights21 slaughterhouse21 slaughterously21 sprightlinesses21 sticktights21 straightway21 trothplights21 wainwrights21 watertightness21 weeknights21 weightlessness21 airfreighted20 almightinesses20 benightedness20 birthrights20 bombsights20 bullfighter20 candlelighter20 copyright20 daylighting20 deadweights20 delightedly20 distraughtly20 enlightenments20 firefights20 fistfights20 flashlight20 flightinesses20 forthright20 fortnightlies20 granddaughter20 gunfighting20 haughtinesses20 highlight20 knightliness20 lamplighters20 lightfaced20 lightfastness20 lightheaded20 lighthearted20 lightsomely20 midnightly20 millwrights20 nearsightedness20 nightjars20 nightmarish20 nightstick20 overflight20 overlighting20 overnighting20 overweight20 rightfully20 searchlight20 shortsighted20 skylights20 stepdaughters20 sticktight20 straightbreds20 straightlaced20 thoughtful20 torchlights20 trothplight20 underweights20 unrighteously20 wainwright20 weeknight20 weightinesses20 affrights19 beknights19 birthright19 bombsight19 bullfights19 candlelights19 daylighted19 deadweight19 delightedness19 droughtinesses19 enlightenment19 eyebrights19 firefight19 fistfight19 flightily19 floodlights19 foresighted19 freightages19 frightening19 frightful19 gastightnesses19 goddaughters19 gunfighters19 haughtily19 heightening19 hightailing19 infightings19 interwrought19 knightly19 lamplighter19 lightfaces19 lightproof19 lightships19 lightsomeness19 limelighting19 manslaughters19 millwright19 misthought19 moonlighting19 nightjar19 nightscopes19 nightshades19 outfighting19 overbought19 overbright19 overlighted19 overnighted19 overnighters19 overtightens19 postflight19 righteousnesses19 rightfulness19 sightlessnesses19 skylight19 slightingly19 spotlighting19 sprightful19 sprightliness19 stepdaughter19 straightbred19 straightedges19 superbright19 tightfisted19 torchlight19 underweight19 unenlightening19 unrighteousness19 unsightlinesses19 unweighting19 uprightnesses19 uptightnesses19 weightily19 yesternights19 affright18 airfreights18 airtightnesses18 almightiness18 bedighting18 beknight18 bethought18 brightening18 brightnesses18 bullfight18 candlelight18 catfights18 delightful18 delightsome18 dogfights18 dogfought18 doughtinesses18 draughtsman18 draughtsmen18 dreadnoughts18 earthlights18 eighteenths18 eighthly18 eyebright18 farsighted18 flightiness18 floodlight18 fraughting18 freightage18 freighting18 frightened18 goddaughter18 gunfighter18 haughtiness18 headlights18 heightened18 heighths18 hightailed18 hindsights18 houselights18 infighting18 knighting18 lamplights18 lightbulbs18 lightface18 lighthouses18 lightship18 lighttight18 lightwoods18 limelighted18 manslaughter18 methought18 mightinesses18 mislighting18 moonlighted18 moonlighters18 nightclubs18 nightglows18 nightgowns18 nightscope18 nightshade18 nightshirts18 overnighter18 overtighten18 preflight18 preslaughter18 refighting18 righteously18 sightlessly18 spotlighted18 sprightliest18 sprightly18 straightedge18 straightening18 straightish18 straightnesses18 thoughtless18 topflight18 ultrarightists18 underbought18 unenlightened18 unweighted18 uprightly18 weightiness18 yesternight18 airfreight17 alightments17 almighty17 bedighted17 brightened17 brighteners17 brightly17 catfight17 claughting17 daughterless17 daylights17 dogfight17 doughtily17 downright17 dreadnought17 droplights17 droughtiness17 earthlight17 eighteenth17 eightfold17 eightieths17 enlightening17 fightings17 firelights17 flightiest17 flighting17 flightless17 flighty17 footlights17 foresights17 fortnights17 fraughted17 freighted17 freighters17 frighting17 gastightness17 gunfights17 gunfought17 haughtiest17 haughty17 headlight17 heighth17 highths17 hindsight17 infighters17 insightful17 knighted17 lamplight17 lightbulb17 lighthouse17 lightninged17 lightplanes17 lightwood17 longsighted17 mightily17 mislighted17 moonlighter17 naughtinesses17 nightcaps17 nightclub17 nightdresses17 nightfalls17 nightglow17 nightgown17 nightingales17 nightlifes17 nightshirt17 outrightly17 outthought17 outwrought17 overlights17 overnights17 oversights17 prefight17 retightening17 righteousness17 rightward17 rushlights17 safelights17 sightlessness17 sightlinesses17 skintight17 slaughtering17 sprightlier17 straightened17 straighteners17 straightly17 tightwads17 tightwires17 ultrarightist17 unsightliness17 uplighting17 uprighting17 uprightness17 uptightness17 watertight17 waughting17 weightiest17 weighting17 weightless17 weighty17 airtightness16 alightment16 benighted16 blighting16 blighty16 brightener16 brightness16 claughted16 daylight16 deadlights16 delighting16 doughtiness16 draughtiest16 draughting16 draughty16 droplight16 droughtiest16 droughty16 eightieth16 enlightened16 eyesights16 fanlights16 fighting16 firelight16 flighted16 flightier16 foresight16 fortnight16 freighter16 frighted16 frightens16 gunfight16 haughtier16 heightens16 hightails16 highth16 highting16 infighter16 lighterages16 lightfast16 lightplane16 limelights16 lowlights16 midnights16 mightiness16 moonlights16 naughtily16 nearsighted16 nightcap16 nightfall16 nightingale16 nightlife16 nightmares16 nightspots16 nightstands16 nighttimes16 outfights16 outfought16 overlight16 overnight16 oversight16 paughty16 plighting16 rethought16 retightened16 rewrought16 rushlight16 safelight16 sightseeing16 slaughtered16 slaughterers16 slaughterous16 slightnesses16 spotlights16 stoplights16 straightener16 straighting16 straightness16 streetlights16 superlight16 supertight16 tightropes16 tightwad16 tightwire16 twilights16 unsightliest16 unsightly16 unthought16 unweights16 uplighted16 uprighted16 waughted16 weighted16 weighters16 weightier16 bedights15 bighting15 blighted15 blighters15 blighties15 brightens15 brightest15 deadlight15 delighted15 delighters15 distraught15 doughtiest15 doughty15 draughted15 draughtier15 droughtier15 eightvos15 eyesight15 fanlight15 fighters15 foughten15 fraughts15 freights15 frighten15 heighten15 hightail15 highted15 infights15 inflight15 infought15 knights15 lightening15 lighterage15 lightering15 lightful15 lightish15 lightnesses15 lightnings15 lightsome15 limelight15 lowlight15 midnight15 mightiest15 mighty15 mislights15 mistaught15 moonlight15 naughtiness15 nightdress15 nightmare15 nightsides15 nightspot15 nightstand15 nighttime15 outbought15 outcaught15 outfight15 penlights15 plighted15 plighters15 refights15 refought15 relighting15 resighting15 rightful15 rightisms15 rightmost15 rightnesses15 sidelights15 sightliness15 sightsaw15 slaughterer15 slightly15 spotlight15 stoplight15 straighted15 straightens15 straightest15 streetlight15 thoughts15 tightening15 tightnesses15 tightrope15 twilight15 twinight15 ultralights15 unfought15 unrighteous15 unsighting15 unsightlier15 unweight15 weighter15 alighting14 bedight14 besought14 bighted14 blighter14 boughten14 brighten14 brighter14 claughts14 daughters14 delighter14 dighting14 doughtier14 eighths14 eightvo14 enlightens14 fighter14 flights14 fraught14 freight14 frights14 gaslights14 heights14 infight14 knight14 lightened14 lighteners14 lightered14 lightings14 lightly14 lightning14 mightier14 mislight14 naughtiest14 naughty14 nightlong14 nightly14 nightside14 onslaughts14 penlight14 plighter14 rebought14 refight14 relighted14 resighted14 retightens14 rightism14 rightly14 sidelight14 sightings14 sightliest14 sightly14 sightseers14 slaughters14 slighting14 slightness14 sprights14 starlights14 straighten14 straighter14 taillights14 thought14 tightened14 tighteners14 tightly14 ultralight14 ultraright14 unbought14 unbright14 uncaught14 unsighted14 uplights14 uprights14 waughts14 weights14 wrights14 wrought14 abought13 alighted13 blights13 brights13 brought13 claught13 daughter13 delights13 dighted13 draughts13 droughts13 eighteens13 eighth13 eighty13 enlighten13 fights13 flight13 fought13 fright13 gaslight13 gastight13 height13 hights13 laughters13 lightener13 lighting13 lightless13 lightness13 naughtier13 nightless13 nighty13 onslaught13 oughting13 outsights13 plights13 retighten13 righteous13 righting13 rightists13 rightness13 righty13 sennights13 sighting13 sightless13 sightlier13 sightseen13 sightseer13 sightsees13 slaughter13 slighted13 slightest13 spright13 starlight13 straights13 sunlights13 taillight13 tightener13 tightness13 uplight13 upright13 uptight13 waught13 weight13 wights13 wright13 airtight12 bights12 blight12 bought12 bright12 caught12 delight12 draught12 drought12 eighteen12 eighties12 fight12 hight12 insights12 laughter12 lighted12 lightens12 lighters12 lightest12 mights12 nighties12 oiltight12 oughted12 outright12 outsight12 plight12 relights12 resights12 resought12 retaught12 righted12 righters12 rightest12 righties12 rightist12 sennight12 sighted12 sighters12 sightsee12 sleights12 slighter12 straight12 sunlight12 tightens12 tightest12 tonights12 unsights12 unsought12 untaught12 wight12 alights11 alright11 bight11 dights11 dought11 insight11 lighten11 lighter11 might11 naughts11 nightie11 noughts11 relight11 resight11 righter11 sighter11 sleight11 slights11 tighten11 tighter11 tonight11 unsight11 alight10 aright10 aughts10 dight10 eights10 lights10 naught10 nights10 nought10 oughts10 righto10 rights10 sights10 slight10 sought10 taught10 tights10 aught9 eight9 light9 night9 ought9 right9 sight9 tight9

Why GHT words matter

Words containing GHT are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 921 words here run from 5 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words the largest group (172 entries). Wordle players have 14 five-letter options, and there are 69 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is PRIZEFIGHTINGS at 33 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are PRIZEFIGHTINGS (33), PRIZEFIGHTING (32), STRAIGHTJACKETS (32), PRIZEFIGHTERS (31), STRAIGHTJACKET (31). BENIGHTEDNESSES (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 17 points. Letter-wise, G is the workhorse — it appears in 921 of these words, ahead of H (921) and T (921).

Three words worth learning first

When the rack looks hopeless, ALIGHT (6 letters, 10 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
ARIGHT is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 10 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
Playing AUGHTS across a double-word square turns its base 10 points into 20 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: EIGHTS (10), LIGHTS (10), NAUGHT (10), NIGHTS (10), NOUGHT (10).

GHT as a vocabulary shortcut

Letter chunks like GHT are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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