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Is hongi a Scrabble word?

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

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Is hongi a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1N1G2I1

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5-letter words (3 found)

HOING,HONGI,OHING,

4-letter words (4 found)

HING,HONG,INGO,NIGH,

3-letter words (12 found)

GHI,GIN,GIO,GON,HIN,HOG,HOI,HON,ING,ION,NOG,NOH,

2-letter words (10 found)

GI,GO,HI,HO,IN,IO,NO,OH,OI,ON,

You can make 29 words from hongi according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hongi

hongi ohngi hnogi nhogi onhgi nohgi hogni ohgni hgoni ghoni oghni gohni hngoi nhgoi hgnoi ghnoi nghoi gnhoi onghi noghi ognhi gonhi ngohi gnohi honig ohnig hnoig nhoig onhig nohig hoing ohing hiong ihong oihng iohng hniog nhiog hinog ihnog nihog inhog onihg noihg oinhg ionhg niohg inohg hogin ohgin hgoin ghoin oghin gohin hoign ohign hiogn ihogn oihgn iohgn hgion ghion higon ihgon gihon ighon ogihn goihn oighn ioghn giohn igohn hngio nhgio hgnio ghnio nghio gnhio hnigo nhigo hingo ihngo nihgo inhgo hgino ghino higno ihgno gihno ighno ngiho gniho nigho ingho ginho ignho ongih nogih ognih gonih ngoih gnoih onigh noigh oingh iongh niogh inogh oginh goinh oignh iognh gionh igonh ngioh gnioh nigoh ingoh ginoh ignoh

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Definitions and meaning of hongi

hongi

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori hongi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɒŋ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋi

Noun

hongi (plural hongis)

  1. The Maori greeting of touching noses.

Verb

hongi (third-person singular simple present hongis, present participle hongiing, simple past and past participle hongied)

  1. To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.

Anagrams

  • Gihon, ohing

Japanese

Romanization

hongi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほんぎ

Maori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ho.ŋi/, [hɔ.ŋi]

Noun

hongi

  1. The Maori greeting of touching noses.

Verb

hongi

  1. To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.

Rapa Nui

Verb

hongi

  1. smell

Source: wiktionary.org