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Yes. The word hoe is a Scrabble US word. The word hoe is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word hoe is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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3-letter words (1 found)

HOE,

2-letter words (5 found)

EH,HE,HO,OE,OH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 7 words from hoe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of hoe

hoe ohe heo eho oeh eoh

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Definitions and meaning of hoe

hoe

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /həʊ/
  • (US) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʊ/
  • (General Australian) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʉ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophone: ho

Etymology 1

From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā (compare Middle Dutch houwe), from Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to cut, hew”). More at hew.

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
    • 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
      It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe.
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
  2. (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • mattock
  • pick
  • rake

Further reading

  • Hoe (implement) in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.

Etymology 2

From non-rhotic whore.

Alternative forms

  • ho

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hoe.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:prostitute
Derived terms

Verb

hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)

  1. (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English hough, hogh, from Old English hōh.

Alternative forms

  • hough

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

  2. A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notes
  • Now used only in place names, such as Plymouth Hoe and Samphire Hoe.

Etymology 4

Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv.

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.

Anagrams

  • HEO, Heo

'Are'are

Noun

hoe

  1. friend

References

  • Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hoe.

Pronunciation

Adverb

hoe

  1. how

Related terms

  • hoekom

Angor

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoe/

Noun

hoe

  1. water

References

  • Robert Lee Litteral, Features in Anggor Discourse (1980), page 38

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦu/
  • Hyphenation: hoe
  • Rhymes: -u

Adverb

hoe

  1. how

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ho
  • Jersey Dutch: hû
  • Negerhollands: hoe, ho, hue

Conjunction

hoe

  1. (forms a the parallel comparative) the ... the
    Hoe meer hoe beter! ― The more the better!
    Hoe eerder hoe beter! ― The sooner the better!

Usage notes

Second hoe can be replaced by des te; there is no difference between the two as they are purely a matter of preference, both are commonly used throughout the Dutch-speaking regions.

Finnish

Verb

hoe

  1. inflection of hokea:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Garo

Particle

hoe

  1. yes, indeed

Usage notes

There is no real equivalent of an antonym to yes in Garo. When denoting negative sentences, attach the suffix -ja to the main verb.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoe/

Noun

hoe

  1. oar
  2. paddle

Verb

hoe

  1. to row
  2. to paddle

Derived terms

  • hoʻohoe

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hoe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hokkien

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).

Noun

hoe

  1. oar
  2. paddle

Verb

hoe

  1. to row
  2. to paddle

Derived terms

  • hoea

References

  • “hoe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

Adverb

hoe

  1. how, in what way/manner
  2. how, to what degree

Alternative forms

  • woe (eastern)

Descendants

  • Dutch: hoe
  • Limburgish: woe

Further reading

  • “hoe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hoe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hoe

  1. Alternative form of heo (“she”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hoe

  1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huːə/

Noun

hoe f (definite singular hoa, indefinite plural hoer, definite plural hoene)

  1. Alternative form of ho

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, probably from or related to Frankish *hauwan (“to chop”).

Noun

hoe oblique singular, f (oblique plural hoes, nominative singular hoe, nominative plural hoes)

  1. hoe (tool)

Scots

Etymology

Probably from Norn høg or Middle Norwegian haa. Ultimately from Old Norse hár

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. The piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwɛ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwɛ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɛ˧˧]

Adjective

hoe

  1. reddish
    khóc nhiều mắt đỏ hoe ― to cry so much that the eyes become reddish
    tóc hoe hoe ― reddish hair

See also

Welsh

Noun

hoe f (plural hoeau, not mutable)

  1. pause, break, rest
    Synonyms: egwyl, gosteg, saib, seibiant

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hoe”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hū, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hu/

Adverb

hoe

  1. how (interrogative)

Derived terms

  • hoe't

Further reading

  • “hoe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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