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Is hornswoggle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hornswoggle is a Scrabble US word. The word hornswoggle is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Is hornswoggle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hornswoggle is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

H4O1R1N1S1W4O1G2G2L1E1

Is hornswoggle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hornswoggle is a Words With Friends word. The word hornswoggle is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

HORNSWOGGLE,

9-letter words (1 found)

LONGSHORE,

8-letter words (3 found)

LEGHORNS,SHOWGOER,WHORESON,

7-letter words (28 found)

GLOWERS,GOLOSHE,GOOGLES,GORGONS,GORHENS,HEROONS,HOGGERS,HOGNOSE,HOWLERS,LEGHORN,LEGONGS,LOGGERS,LONGERS,ONSHORE,ORGONES,OROGENS,REGLOWS,REGOSOL,RESHOWN,SHOGGLE,SHOOGLE,SLOGGER,SNOGGER,SOREHON,SWOONER,WOGGLES,WOOLENS,WOOLERS,

6-letter words (73 found)

ENROLS,ERGONS,GENROS,GLOWER,GOLOSH,GONERS,GOOGLE,GORGES,GORGON,GORHEN,GREGOS,GRONES,GROWLS,HERONS,HEROON,HOGENS,HOGGER,HOLONS,HONERS,HONORS,HORSON,HOWLER,HOWRES,LEGONG,LOGGER,LOGONS,LONERS,LONGER,LONGES,LOOSEN,LOOSER,LOWERS,LOWNES,LOWSER,NEROLS,NOOSER,NORSEL,NOSHER,OGLERS,ORGONE,ORLONS,OROGEN,OWLERS,OWNERS,REGGOS,REGLOW,RESHOW,RESOWN,RHONES,RONEOS,ROWELS,ROWENS,SEGHOL,SENHOR,SEROON,SHLONG,SHOOLE,SHOWER,SLOWER,SOOLER,SOONER,SORGHO,SWOLER,WHOLES,WHORES,WHORLS,WOGGLE,WOOERS,WOOLEN,WOOLER,WOOSEL,WORSEN,WRONGS,

5-letter words (167 found)

ENOLS,ENOWS,ENROL,EORLS,ERGON,ERGOS,GENRO,GLENS,GLOWS,GNOWS,GOELS,GOERS,GOGOS,GOLES,GONER,GONGS,GOOGS,GOOLS,GOONS,GOORS,GOOSE,GORES,GORGE,GORSE,GOWLS,GOWNS,GREGO,GRENS,GREWS,GROGS,GRONE,GROWL,GROWN,GROWS,HELOS,HERLS,HERNS,HERON,HEROS,HOERS,HOGEN,HOGGS,HOLES,HOLON,HOLOS,HONER,HONES,HONGS,HONOR,HOONS,HOORS,HORNS,HORSE,HOSEL,HOSEN,HOSER,HOWES,HOWLS,HOWRE,HOWSO,LEGGO,LEHRS,LENGS,LENOS,LOGES,LOGON,LOGOS,LONER,LONGE,LONGS,LOONS,LOOSE,LORES,LOSEN,LOSER,LOWER,LOWES,LOWNE,LOWNS,LOWSE,NEGRO,NEROL,NOELS,NOGGS,NOHOW,NOLES,NOLOS,NOOSE,NOSER,NOWLS,OGLER,OGLES,OGRES,OHONE,OLEOS,ONERS,ORLES,ORLON,OWLER,OWNER,OWRES,OWSEN,REGGO,REGOS,RENOS,RESOW,REWON,RHONE,ROHES,ROLES,RONEO,RONES,ROONS,ROOSE,ROWEL,ROWEN,SEGNO,SEGOL,SENOR,SERON,SEROW,SHEOL,SHERO,SHEWN,SHOER,SHONE,SHOOL,SHOON,SHORE,SHORL,SHORN,SHOWN,SHREW,SHROW,SNOOL,SNORE,SOGER,SOLER,SOLON,SOOLE,SOREL,SORGO,SOWER,SOWLE,SOWNE,SWOLE,SWOLN,SWOON,SWORE,SWORN,WELSH,WEROS,WERSH,WHENS,WHOLE,WHORE,WHORL,WHOSE,WHOSO,WOOER,WOOLS,WOONS,WOOSE,WOOSH,WORSE,WRENS,WRONG,

4-letter words (176 found)

EGGS,EGOS,ENGS,ENOL,ENOW,EONS,EORL,ERGO,ERGS,ERNS,EROS,GELS,GENS,GEOS,GERS,GLEG,GLEN,GLOW,GNOW,GOEL,GOER,GOES,GOGO,GOLE,GONE,GONG,GONS,GOOG,GOOL,GOON,GOOR,GOOS,GORE,GORS,GOSH,GOWL,GOWN,GREN,GREW,GROG,GROW,HELO,HENS,HERL,HERN,HERO,HERS,HEWN,HEWS,HOER,HOES,HOGG,HOGS,HOLE,HOLO,HOLS,HONE,HONG,HONS,HOON,HOOR,HORE,HORN,HORS,HOSE,HOWE,HOWL,HOWS,LEGS,LEHR,LENG,LENO,LENS,LOGE,LOGO,LOGS,LONE,LONG,LOON,LOOR,LOOS,LORE,LORN,LOSE,LOSH,LOWE,LOWN,LOWS,NEGS,NESH,NEWS,NOEL,NOES,NOGG,NOGS,NOLE,NOLO,NOSE,NOSH,NOWL,NOWS,OGLE,OGRE,OLEO,OLES,ONER,ONES,ONOS,OOHS,OONS,OOSE,ORES,ORGS,ORLE,OWER,OWES,OWLS,OWNS,OWRE,OWSE,REGO,REGS,REHS,RENO,RENS,REOS,RESH,REWS,RHOS,ROES,ROHE,ROLE,RONE,RONG,ROON,ROOS,ROSE,ROWS,SEGO,SEWN,SHEN,SHEW,SHOE,SHOG,SHOO,SHOW,SLEW,SLOE,SLOG,SLOW,SNOG,SNOW,SOHO,SOLE,SOLO,SONE,SONG,SOOL,SOON,SORE,SORN,SOWL,SOWN,WELS,WENS,WERO,WHEN,WOES,WOGS,WONS,WOOL,WOON,WOOS,WORE,WORN,WREN,

3-letter words (92 found)

EGG,EGO,EHS,ELS,ENG,ENS,EON,ERG,ERN,ERS,GEL,GEN,GEO,GER,GOE,GON,GOO,GOR,GOS,HEN,HER,HES,HEW,HOE,HOG,HON,HOO,HOS,HOW,LEG,LES,LEW,LOG,LOO,LOR,LOS,LOW,NEG,NEW,NOG,NOH,NOO,NOR,NOS,NOW,OES,OHO,OHS,OLE,ONE,ONO,ONS,OOH,OON,OOR,OOS,ORE,ORG,ORS,OSE,OWE,OWL,OWN,REG,REH,REN,REO,RES,REW,RHO,ROE,ROO,ROW,SEG,SEL,SEN,SER,SEW,SHE,SHO,SOG,SOH,SOL,SON,SOW,WEN,WHO,WOE,WOG,WON,WOO,WOS,

2-letter words (24 found)

EH,EL,EN,ER,ES,EW,GO,HE,HO,LO,NE,NO,OE,OH,ON,OO,OR,OS,OW,RE,SH,SO,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 566 words from hornswoggle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hornswoggle

hornswoggle

Etymology

Unknown, 1829 US, jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate. Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːn.swɒɡ.əl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɹn.swɑ.ɡəl/
  • Hyphenation: horn‧swog‧gle

Verb

hornswoggle (third-person singular simple present hornswoggles, present participle hornswoggling, simple past and past participle hornswoggled)

  1. (transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.

Synonyms

  • (deceive or trick): deceive, dupe, trick

Translations

Noun

hornswoggle

  1. (slang) nonsense; humbug

See also

  • woggle
  • Appendix:Fanciful 19th century American coinages

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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