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Is hoo a Scrabble word?

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

H4O1O1

Is hoo a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1O1

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The word hoo is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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3-letter words (3 found)

HOO,OHO,OOH,

2-letter words (3 found)

HO,OH,OO,

You can make 6 words from hoo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of hoo

hoo oho hoo oho ooh ooh

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Definitions and meaning of hoo

hoo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophone: who

Etymology 1

From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.

Pronoun

hoo (third-person singular, feminine, nominative case, accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)

  1. (South Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire) she
  2. (West Midlands and South West England) he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
Derived terms
  • hoo-justice
  • hoo'll
  • hoose
  • hoost
  • hoor

Etymology 2

From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.

Interjection

hoo

  1. (obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
  2. (Geordie) Used to attract the attention of others.
    "Hoo yee!"

Etymology 3

From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

  1. (Northumbria, Geordie) how

References

  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
  • Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]

Etymology 4

From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.

Noun

hoo

  1. (obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.

See also

Anagrams

  • OOH, oho, ooh

Arapaho

Noun

hoo

  1. porcupine

Estonian

Noun

hoo

  1. genitive singular of hoog

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoː/, [ˈho̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -oː
  • Syllabification(key): hoo

Etymology 1

Possibly from Swedish hå.

Interjection

hoo (dated)

  1. eek (displaying shock and surprise)

Etymology 2

From Swedish hå, ultimately from Latin hā with raising of /aː/ to /oː/.

Noun

hoo

  1. aitch (The name of the Latin-script letter H)
Usage notes
  • Speakers often use the expression h-kirjain (“letter h”) instead of inflecting this word, especially in the plural.
Declension
Synonyms
  • h-kirjain
Derived terms
  • hoomoilasena

Anagrams

  • oho

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hoo

  1. Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)

Etymology 2

Noun

hoo

  1. Alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)

Scots

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

  1. how
  2. why

Source: wiktionary.org