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.
BROADER
3
Formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live.
“the Warsaw ghetto”
BROADER
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