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Hoodwinks

h 4o 1o 1d 2w 4i 1n 1k 5s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of hoodwink

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does hoodwinks mean?

verb

  1. influence by slyness

    Synonymsjugglebeguile

  2. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

    “He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well”

    Synonymsbamboozlesnowlead by the noseplay false

Definitions shown for hoodwink, the base form of hoodwinks.

Is HOODWINKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is HOODWINKS worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
h 4o 1o 1d 2w 4i 1n 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
h 3o 1o 1d 2w 4i 1n 2k 5s 1

Wordfeud

20 pts
h 4o 1o 1d 2w 4i 1n 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
h 3o 1o 1d 2w 5i 1n 1k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HOODWINKS

Words that end like HOODWINKS

Common words that share the ending -INKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

thinkslinksdrinkssinksshrinksblinksbrinksclinksslinksstinkskinksminkspinksrinkswinksinks
All words ending in -INKS

Hoodwinks: quick answers

Is HOODWINKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HOODWINKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HOODWINKS worth?
HOODWINKS scores 20 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hoodwinks mean?
hoodwinks is the third-person singular form of hoodwink, which means “influence by slyness”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HOODWINKS?
You can make 231 shorter words from HOODWINKS, such as HOODWINK, INKWOODS, WOODSKIN, HOWKS. See the full list.