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What does hoopla mean? Is hoopla a Scrabble word?

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Is hoopla a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hoopla is a Scrabble US word. The word hoopla is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

H4O1O1P3L1A1

Is hoopla a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hoopla is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

H4O1O1P3L1A1

Is hoopla a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hoopla is a Words With Friends word. The word hoopla is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1O1P4L2A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

HOOPLA,

5-letter words (1 found)

PAOLO,

4-letter words (11 found)

ALOO,HALO,HOLO,HOLP,HOOP,LOOP,OPAH,OPAL,POLO,POOH,POOL,

3-letter words (22 found)

ALP,APO,HAO,HAP,HOA,HOO,HOP,LAH,LAP,LOO,LOP,OHO,OOH,OOP,OPA,PAH,PAL,PHO,POA,POH,POL,POO,

2-letter words (11 found)

AH,AL,HA,HO,LA,LO,OH,OO,OP,PA,PO,

You can make 46 words from hoopla according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hoopla

hoopla

Etymology

Earlier houp-la, hoop la first attested in c. 1877, probably from French houp-là, oup-là (“upsadaisy, upsy-daisy”), a cry to various animals close to humans like horses and dogs, of likely onomatopoeic origin (but see là). Compare interjections like whoop, ahoy, hoo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːplɑ/

Noun

hoopla (countable and uncountable, plural hooplas)

  1. A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
  2. A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs.

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