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HOOK
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
H
4
O
1
O
1
K
5
Σ
11
Definitions
Noun
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
- a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a catch for locking a door
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
Verb
- approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
- entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
- secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- fasten with a hook
- catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
- hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
- hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
- make off with belongings of others
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word HOOK
Yes, HOOK is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 11 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
HOOK is a 4-letter word. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.