hook

NOUNVERB /hʊk/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH H

hook is a valid 4-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1O1K5
4 + 1 + 1 + 5 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does hook mean?

NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

Anything that serves as an enticement.

2

A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket.

SYNONYMS
3

A catch for locking a door.

BROADER
4

A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something.

BROADER
5

A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent.

NARROWER
6

A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.

“he took lessons to cure his hooking”

SYNONYMS
7

A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
8

A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something.

SYNONYMS
VERB · 12 SENSES
2

Entice and trap.

SYNONYMS
3

Catch with a hook.

“hook a fish”

NARROWER
4

Fasten with a hook.

ANTONYMS
5

Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left.

BROADER
6

Hit with a hook.

“His opponent hooked him badly”

BROADER
7

Make off with belongings of others.

8

Secure with the foot.

“hook the ball”

BROADER
9

Approach with an offer of sexual favors.

BROADER
10

Take by theft.

11

To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug).

SYNONYMS
12

Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle.

SYNONYMS