barghest
Meanings
Plural: barghests
Noun
- 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.
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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbarghest is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barghest is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
barghest is a valid Words With Friends word