Is HOAX a word?
HOAX is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 3 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HOAX is a valid word.
What does hoax mean?
noun: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HOAX: word details
- Pronunciation: HOHKS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside hoax
Words you can make from the letters of hoax.
Solve a whole rack, not just HOAX
HOAX is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HOAX mean?
HOAX is a noun. It means: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
Is HOAX a valid word?
Yes, HOAX is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.