This is the 1015th most frequent Russian word.
гости
"Гости" means "guests" in English.
In this sentence, 'гости' refers to people who are visiting someone else's home.
Гости пришли в дом.
The guests came to the house.
Here, 'гостей' (genitive plural of 'гости') refers to the people whom we host or entertain at our place.
Мы любим принимать гостей летом.
We like to host guests in the summer.
In this sentence, 'гостей' refers to the intended recipients of the sweets, indicating that the people visiting are expected to enjoy them.