Words Ending in GH

There are 76 words ending in GH in our dictionary, and 26 of them are everyday words, such as THROUGH, HIGH, ALTHOUGH, THOUGH. They run from 3 to 12 letters.

Highest-scoring words ending in GH

All words ending in GH

Points shown as Scrabble · Words With Friends. W = likely Wordle answer (common 5-letter word)

12-letter words 3

  • breakthrough25 · 26
  • interborough18 · 21
  • wherethrough25 · 24

10-letter words 4

  • shillelagh17 · 19
  • usquebaugh25 · 29
  • horselaugh17 · 18
  • overslaugh17 · 20

9-letter words 3

  • sourdough14 · 16
  • ultrahigh16 · 17
  • overweigh19 · 20

8-letter words 8

  • although15 · 16
  • thorough15 · 15
  • outweigh15 · 16
  • furlough15 · 18
  • hiccough19 · 21
  • outlaugh12 · 15
  • overhigh18 · 18
  • semihigh17 · 17

7-letter words 9

  • through14 · 14
  • borough13 · 15
  • curragh13 · 15
  • inveigh14 · 16
  • reweigh14 · 14
  • scraigh13 · 14
  • skreegh15 · 15
  • skreigh15 · 15
  • unrough11 · 14

6-letter words 18

  • though13 · 13
  • enough10 · 12
  • trough10 · 11
  • slough10 · 12
  • clough12 · 15
  • plough12 · 15
  • sleigh10 · 11
  • chough15 · 16
  • aweigh13 · 13
  • shaugh13 · 13
  • quaigh19 · 20
  • sheugh13 · 13
  • curagh12 · 14
  • aarrgh10 · 10
  • dreigh11 · 11
  • driegh11 · 11
  • kiaugh14 · 15
  • skeigh14 · 14

5-letter words 23

  • rough9 · 10
  • tough9 · 10
  • laugh9 · 11
  • weigh12 · 12
  • burgh11 · 13
  • lough9 · 11
  • dough10 · 11
  • thigh12 · 11
  • waugh12 · 13
  • cough11 · 13
  • sangh9 · 10
  • bough11 · 13
  • haugh12 · 12
  • laigh9 · 10
  • brugh11 · 13
  • sough9 · 10
  • heugh12 · 12
  • heigh12 · 11
  • neigh9 · 10
  • aargh9 · 9
  • faugh12 · 13
  • saugh9 · 10
  • teugh9 · 10

4-letter words 7

  • high11 · 10
  • pugh10 · 12
  • sigh8 · 8
  • nigh8 · 9
  • yogh11 · 10
  • sugh8 · 9
  • vugh11 · 13

3-letter words 1

  • ugh7 · 8

Words Ending in GH containing A–Z

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Frequently asked questions

How many words ending in GH are there?

76 in the ENABLE word list we use; 26 of them are everyday words. By length: 1 with 3 letters, 7 with 4 letters, 23 with 5 letters, 18 with 6 letters, 9 with 7 letters, 8 with 8 letters, 3 with 9 letters, 4 with 10 letters, 3 with 12 letters.

What are the most common words ending in GH?

THROUGH, HIGH, ALTHOUGH, THOUGH, ENOUGH, BOROUGH. Lists are ordered by how often each word appears in English Wikipedia, so the familiar words come first.

What is the highest-scoring word in this list?

BREAKTHROUGH scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends at face value. Also strong: USQUEBAUGH (25), WHERETHROUGH (25), HICCOUGH (19).

Lists use the public-domain ENABLE word list and are ordered by how common each word is in English Wikipedia. "Common only" hides rare and archaic words. Methodology.