HOO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. HOO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept HOO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOO is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HOO scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,888.
What stands out about HOO
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaicliterary
An old exclamation of strong feeling, such as sudden joy, triumph, or surprise.
Writers once put hoo in a character's mouth to mark a burst of emotion that a plain word could not carry, from a shout of victory to a gasp of alarm. It behaves like other short cries such as ha or oh, but with a rowdier, more boisterous edge.
How HOO is used
Archaic and literary; found chiefly in older plays and verse rather than in ordinary speech.
- Hoo, cried the soldiers as the gate finally gave way.
- The old play has the fool shout hoo at every turn of luck.
- She let out a hoo of surprise when the door burst open.
- The chorus answers the hero's boast with a triumphant hoo.
- A hoo escapes him the moment he sees the prize.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOO
The 3 tiles of HOO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HOO
Showing 24 of 186 words that begin with HOO.
Words ending in HOO
14 words end in HOO. Useful as a back hook: play HOO onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOO inside
Showing 24 of 620 words that contain HOO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOO
Common questions about HOO
- Is HOO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOO is not in it.
- How many points is HOO worth?
- HOO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOO mean?
- An old exclamation of strong feeling, such as sudden joy, triumph, or surprise.
- What letters can be added to HOO?
- HOO takes 9 hooks: 2 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HOO:
Open HOO in the Word Finder