ghetto

NOUN /ɡɛtoʊ/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G

ghetto is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2H4E1T1T1O1
2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does ghetto mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

Any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping.

“the relative security of the gay ghetto”

“no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool”

BROADER
2

A poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions.

3

Formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live.

“the Warsaw ghetto”

BROADER
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