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What does hoopoe mean? Is hoopoe a Scrabble word?

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Is hoopoe a Scrabble word?

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

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Is hoopoe a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1O1P3O1E1

Is hoopoe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hoopoe is a Words With Friends word. The word hoopoe is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1O1P4O1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

HOOPOE,

4-letter words (3 found)

HOOP,HOPE,POOH,

3-letter words (12 found)

HEP,HOE,HOO,HOP,OHO,OOH,OOP,OPE,PEH,PHO,POH,POO,

2-letter words (9 found)

EH,HE,HO,OE,OH,OO,OP,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 26 words from hoopoe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hoopoe

hoopoe

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete hoopoop, from earlier hoop, from Middle French and Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, ultimately onomatopoeic; Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ (épops), Persian پوپو (popo).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhupu/, /ˈhupoʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhuːpuː/, /ˈhupəʊ/
  • Hyphenation: hoo‧poe

Noun

hoopoe (plural hoopoes)

  1. Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoopoe.

Derived terms

  • African hoopoe (Upupa africana)
  • Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
  • hoopoe-lark
  • Madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata)
  • wood hoopoe (Phoeniculidae spp.)

Translations

References

  • hoopoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Upupa epops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Upupa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Source: wiktionary.org