barghest
Plural: barghests
Noun
- A monstrous goblin dog of northern English folklore.
- A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
- Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
Examples
- Playing BARGHEST felt like unleashing a mythological beast onto the Scrabble board.
Origin / Etymology
The etymology of this word is disputed; it is perhaps from Old English burh-ghest (“town-ghost”), or from German Berg-geist (“mountain spirit”) or Bär-geist (“bear-spirit”).
Scrabble Score: 14
barghest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbarghest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barghest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
barghest: valid Words With Friends Word