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What does hoax mean? Is hoax a Scrabble word?

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Is hoax a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hoax is a Scrabble US word. The word hoax is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

H4O1A1X8

Is hoax a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hoax is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

H4O1A1X8

Is hoax a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hoax is a Words With Friends word. The word hoax is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1A1X8

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4-letter words (1 found)

HOAX,

3-letter words (3 found)

HAO,HOA,HOX,

2-letter words (6 found)

AH,AX,HA,HO,OH,OX,

You can make 10 words from hoax according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of hoax

hoax ohax haox ahox oahx aohx hoxa ohxa hxoa xhoa oxha xoha haxo ahxo hxao xhao axho xaho oaxh aoxh oxah xoah axoh xaoh

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

Definitions and meaning of hoax

hoax

Etymology

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Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /həʊks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /hoʊks/
  • Rhymes: -əʊks
  • Homophone: hokes

Verb

hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

Derived terms

  • climate hoax
  • hoaxer
  • hoaxster (rare)

Translations

Noun

hoax (plural hoaxes)

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Synonyms

  • (deliberately false story or report): canard

Derived terms

  • (deliberately false story or report): hoaxical, Hoaxocaust, Holo-hoax

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Source: wiktionary.org