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/huː/
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Is HOO a Scrabble word?

Yes. HOO is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun

Pronoun 2 meanings

  1. she

  2. he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun

Interjection 2 meanings

  1. Used to attract the attention of others.

  2. An exclamation of pain.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. An uttering of the cry 'hoo'.

  2. A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.

Adverb 1 meaning

  1. how

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: hoo via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

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

Similar and opposite words

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HOO at a glance

HOO has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + O 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #17,289 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -HOO

More endings

Same last three letters as HOO. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • YAHOO11
  • SHOO7
  • WAHOO11
  • BOOHOO11
  • BALLYHOO16
  • ACHOO10
  • AHCHOO14
  • ATISHOO10
  • KERCHOO16
  • CASHOO11
  • FORHOO12
  • SAMSHOO12

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