Definitions for barghest

barghest bar·ghest

Spelling: [bahr-gest]
IPA: /ˈbɑr gɛst/

Barghest is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 446 anagrams from letters in barghest (abeghrst).

Definitions for barghest

noun

  1. a legendary doglike goblin believed to portend death or misfortune.

Origin of barghest

1725-35; apparently bar(row)2 + ghest, Old English gæst, variant of gāst ghost

Examples for barghest

The barghest was essentially a nocturnal spectre, and its appearance was regarded as a portent of death.

The barghest has a kinsman in the Rongeur d'Os of Norman folklore.

Word Value for barghest
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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