HOOK — 4 letter word
hook
The word hook has 4 letters: H, O, O, K. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket".
4 letter word "hook": H O O K — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 10
Letter analysis of hook
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of hook
noun
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket Synonyms: hook shot
- 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 "They took lessons to cure the hook caused by their terrible swing." Synonyms: draw, 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 Synonyms: claw
- a catch for locking a door
- anything that serves as an enticement Synonyms: bait, lure, come-on, sweetener
- a sharp curve or crook "a shape resembling a hook" Synonyms: crotchet
verb
- approach with an offer of sexual favors Synonyms: solicit, accost
- entice and trap Synonyms: snare
- secure with the foot "hook the ball"
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) Synonyms: addict
- fasten with a hook
- catch with a hook "hook a fish"
- hit with a hook "I hooked my opponent 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 Synonyms: crochet
- make off with belongings of others Synonyms: pinch
- rip off Synonyms: pluck
- take by theft Synonyms: cop, snitch, knock off, glom, thieve