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Is hogwash a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hogwash is a Scrabble US word. The word hogwash is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

H4O1G2W4A1S1H4

Is hogwash a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hogwash is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

H4O1G2W4A1S1H4

Is hogwash a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hogwash is a Words With Friends word. The word hogwash is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1G3W4A1S1H3

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7-letter words (1 found)

HOGWASH,

5-letter words (1 found)

HOGHS,

4-letter words (28 found)

GASH,GAWS,GOAS,GOSH,HAGS,HAHS,HAOS,HASH,HAWS,HOAS,HOGH,HOGS,HOHA,HOHS,HOWS,SAGO,SHAG,SHAH,SHAW,SHOG,SHOW,SHWA,SWAG,WAGS,WASH,WHOA,WOAH,WOGS,

3-letter words (33 found)

AGO,AGS,AHS,ASH,GAS,GAW,GOA,GOS,HAG,HAH,HAO,HAS,HAW,HOA,HOG,HOH,HOS,HOW,OHS,SAG,SAW,SHA,SHH,SHO,SOG,SOH,SOW,WAG,WAS,WHA,WHO,WOG,WOS,

2-letter words (13 found)

AG,AH,AS,AW,GO,HA,HO,OH,OS,OW,SH,SO,WO,

You can make 76 words from hogwash according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hogwash

hogwash

Etymology

From Middle English *hoggewasch (found only as Middle English hoggyswasch (“refuse of the kitchen for feeding pigs”, literally “hog's wash”)), equivalent to hog +‎ wash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɒɡwɒʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡwɒʃ

Noun

hogwash (usually uncountable, plural hogwashes)

  1. (informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
    Synonyms: nonsense; see also Thesaurus:nonsense
  2. (literal) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill. [from mid 15th c.]
    Synonyms: slop, slops, swill

Related terms

  • pigwash
  • pigswill from swill
  • See Derived terms of wash

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