You can make 7 words from hop according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of hop
hop ohp hpo pho oph poh
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word hop. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in hop.
Definitions and meaning of hop
hop
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /hɒp/
Rhymes: -ɒp
(US) IPA(key): /hɑp/
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishhoppen, from Old Englishhoppian(“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-Germanic*huppōną(“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European*kewb-(“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutchhoppen(“to hop”), Germanhopfen, hoppen(“to hop”), Swedishhoppa(“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandichoppa(“to hop, skip”).
Noun
hop (pluralhops)
A short jump.
A jump on one leg.
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.
(sports, US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
(UK, US, slang, dated) A dance; a gathering for the purpose of dancing.
1896, Benjamin Brierley, James Dronsfield, "Ab-o'th'-Yate" Sketches and Other Short Stories
One singing-room we had closed, and so damaged a "twopenny hop" that it could not have survived another season had our own prosperity continued unchecked.
(networking) The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
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Verb
hop (third-person singular simple presenthops, present participlehopping, simple past and past participlehopped)
(intransitive) To jump a short distance.
Synonyms:jump, leap
(intransitive) To jump on one foot.
(intransitive) To be in state of energetic activity.
(transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
(transitive) To jump onto, or over
(intransitive, usually in combination) To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
(informal, intransitive) To go in a quick or sudden manner.
(informal) To dance.
(obsolete) To walk lame; to limp.
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Etymology 2
From Middle Englishhoppe, from Middle Dutchhoppe, from Old Dutch*hoppo, from Proto-Germanic*huppô. Cognate with GermanHopfen and Frenchhoublon.
Noun
hop (pluralhops)
A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
(usually in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
(US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
Synonyms:see Thesaurus:opium
The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.
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Translations
Verb
hop (third-person singular simple presenthops, present participlehopping, simple past and past participlehopped)
(transitive) To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
From Middle Dutchhoppe, ultimately from Latinupupa(“hoopoe”), which may have been borrowed through Old Frenchhuppe.
Noun
hopm (pluralhoppen, diminutivehopjen)
hoopoe, the species Upupa epops or an individual of this species
any bird of the family Upupidae
Derived terms
twaalfdradige paradijshop
Further reading
hop (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutchhoppe, from Old Dutch*hoppo, from Proto-Germanic*huppô(“hops”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European*(s)keup(“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Compare Old Saxonhoppo, Old High Germanhopfo, Middle Englishhoppe.
Noun
hopf (uncountable)
hop, Humulus lupulus
Derived terms
hoppen
hoppig
Descendants
Afrikaans: hop
→ Japanese: ホップ
Further reading
hop (plant) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Etymology 3
From hoppen, huppen(“to hop”).
Interjection
hop
Synonym of hoppa(“let's go, hey presto, alley-oop”)
Derived terms
Noun
hopm (pluralhoppen, diminutivehopjen)
a hop, a short jump
References
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Finnish
Etymology
Either a clipping of hoppu, or directly from Swedishhopp(“jump”). Consider also the synonym hopoti(“horse”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈhop/, [ˈho̞p]
Rhymes: -op
Syllabification(key): hop
Interjection
hop
General spurring interjection.
Used to entice a horse into a run.
1913 SKVR VIII 1625. Piikkiö. Häyrinen Kalle 8. 13.
1913 SKVR IX1 352. Renko. Salo Aukusti. HO 24 239. 13.
1915 SKVR XIV 1026. Myrskylä. Salminen, T. 117. 15.
Synonyms
hopoti
hopoti hoi
Related terms
hopo
hoppa
hopotiti hoi
hoputtaa
French
Pronunciation
(aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɔp/
Interjection
hop
voila!, hey presto!
Further reading
“hop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hop/
Hyphenation: hop
Etymology 1
From Dutchhoofd(“head”).
Noun
hop
head, (of an organisation), chief, boss
Synonym:kepala
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from Javindohop(“stop”), from Dutchophouden(“uphold, stop”).
Verb
hop
(Java, colloquial) to stop
Synonyms:stop, setop, berhenti, mandek
Further reading
“hop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.