Ghastly

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Causing horror or disgust, horrifying and deeply unpleasant in appearance or nature.

“The rescuers came upon a ghastly scene at the site of the collapsed building.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɡɑːs(t).li/

Syllables

ghast·ly

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Synonyms

grim grislygruesomemacabre sick charnelsepulchral

Antonyms

pleasant lovelydelightful

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

GHASTLY starts with GH and ends in -LY, only one vowel (A), making it tricky

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Scrabble

G(2)+H(4)+A(1)+S(1)+T(1)+L(1)+Y(4)=14 points, H and Y are the standout scoring tiles

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Words one letter different

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ghostly

Words you can make from Ghastly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ghastly”.

gashy ghast ghats halts hasty hylas lasty laths lathy salty shalt shaly slath slaty stagy yasht agly agst algy alts ashy gals galt gash

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