What does HOOP mean?
HOOP is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /hup/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Words With Friends score
- 9
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling“there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse”
- a small arch used as croquet equipment
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
verb
- bind or fasten with a hoop“hoop vats”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
hooped12hooping13
Anagrams of HOOP
Words inside HOOP
7 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is HOOP a Scrabble word?
HOOP is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is HOOP worth?
HOOP is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from HOOP?
7 other words, including OH, OP, HOP and HO.