hook
Hook can refer to a catch for locking a door, a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook, or a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. As a verb, hook can mean to make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle, rip off; ask an unreasonable price, or hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left.
Length
4
Scrabble
11
WWF
10
Starts
HO
Ends
OOK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HOOK” Mean?
/hʊk/
hook has 20 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
8 sensesa catch for locking a door
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
Synonyms
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Synonyms
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
Show 2 more noun definitions
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Verb
12 sensesfasten with a hook
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
“She sat there crocheting all day”
Synonyms
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
Show 6 more verb definitions
hit with a hook
“His opponent hooked him badly”
“The fighter managed to hook his opponent”
catch with a hook
“hook a fish”
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Synonyms
secure with the foot
“hook the ball”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a catch for locking a door
Length
4 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
K
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
H, O, O, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HOOK has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOOK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HOOK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HOOK contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABBC
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
HO, OO, OK
Trigrams
HOO, OOK
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