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Is ahoy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ahoy is a Scrabble US word. The word ahoy is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is ahoy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ahoy is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

A1H4O1Y4

Is ahoy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ahoy is a Words With Friends word. The word ahoy is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

AHOY,HOYA,

3-letter words (5 found)

HAO,HAY,HOA,HOY,YAH,

2-letter words (8 found)

AH,AY,HA,HO,OH,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 15 words from ahoy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of ahoy

ahoy haoy aohy oahy hoay ohay ahyo hayo ayho yaho hyao yhao aoyh oayh ayoh yaoh oyah yoah hoya ohya hyoa yhoa oyha yoha

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ahoy. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ahoy.

Definitions and meaning of ahoy

ahoy

Etymology

From "a-hoy", hoy being a Middle English greeting dating back to the fourteenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈhɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Interjection

ahoy

  1. (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
  2. (humorous) Warning of something approaching or impending.
    • 1992, Championship Run (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 75, page 61
      Catalytic converters ahoy – Zeppelin's latest is one of those high-rev 3D driving games that simulates racing tracks from all over the world.

Usage notes

  • Traditionally, when used from a ship to hail an approaching boat, the standard responses are:
    • "aye aye", if a commissioned officer is in the boat;
    • "no no", if no officer is in the boat;
    • name of ship, if the captain of another ship is in the boat;
    • "flag" if an admiral is in the boat.

Synonyms

  • (to attract attention): oi, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: ahoj
  • Danish: ohøj
  • Dutch: ahoi
  • German: ahoi
  • Slovak: ahoj

Translations

Verb

ahoy (third-person singular simple present ahoys, present participle ahoying, simple past and past participle ahoyed)

  1. To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

Noun

ahoy (plural ahoys)

  1. An utterance of this interjection.
    There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.

Translations

See also

  • yoohoo

References

Anagrams

  • Hoya, hoya

Source: wiktionary.org