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hoot
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4 LETTERS1 POINThuːt
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When hoot helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
H O T
Two-Letter Start
HO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OT
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- HO start
- OT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- hoot is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include h, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
huːthuːt
noun
A derisive cry or shout.
noun
The cry of an owl.
noun
A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
noun
A small particle.
verb
To cry out or shout in contempt.
verb
To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
verb
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
verb
To sound the horn of a vehicle