ghoul
Plural: ghouls
Noun
- An evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on corpses.
- someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
- an evil spirit or ghost
- A demon said to feed on corpses.
- A graverobber.
- A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.
- A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.
Examples
- Playing GHOUL on a triple word score felt deviously satisfying, like a true Words With Friends fiend.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French goule, from Persian غول (ġul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).
Synonyms
body snatcher, graverobber
Scrabble Score: 9
ghoul: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordghoul: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ghoul: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
ghoul: valid Words With Friends Word