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Is hobo a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hobo is a Scrabble US word. The word hobo is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

H4O1B3O1

Is hobo a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hobo is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

H4O1B3O1

Is hobo a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hobo is a Words With Friends word. The word hobo is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1B4O1

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4-letter words (3 found)

BOHO,BOOH,HOBO,

3-letter words (7 found)

BOH,BOO,HOB,HOO,OBO,OHO,OOH,

2-letter words (5 found)

BO,HO,OB,OH,OO,

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

All 4 letters words made out of hobo

hobo ohbo hboo bhoo obho boho hoob ohob hoob ohob oohb oohb hboo bhoo hobo ohbo boho obho oboh booh oobh oobh booh oboh

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

Definitions and meaning of hobo

hobo

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).

Pronunciation

enPR: hō'bō

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.boʊ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhəʉ.bəʉ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ

Noun

hobo (plural hobos or hoboes)

  1. (Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
  2. (Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
  3. A kind of large handbag.

Usage notes

  • Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."
  • Although informal usage considers hobo synonymous with bum, self-proclaimed hobos sometimes distinguish themselves as migrant workers rather than unemployed bums.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:vagabond

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed)

  1. (intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
    Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

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Anagrams

  • Boho, boho

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hobo, from French hautbois.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦʊəˈbʊə/

Noun

hobo (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootjie)

  1. oboe

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French hautbois, from Middle French [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoːˈboː/
  • Hyphenation: ho‧bo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

hobo m (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootje n)

  1. oboe (woodwind)

Derived terms

  • hoboïst

Japanese

Romanization

hobo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほぼ

Source: wiktionary.org