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Hookworm

h 4o 1o 1k 5w 4o 1r 1m 3

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common

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

What does hookworm mean?

noun

  1. parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts

  2. infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

    Synonymshookworm disease

Is HOOKWORM 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 HOOKWORM worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
h 4o 1o 1k 5w 4o 1r 1m 3

Words With Friends

20 pts
h 3o 1o 1k 5w 4o 1r 1m 4

Wordfeud

20 pts
h 4o 1o 1k 5w 4o 1r 1m 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
h 3o 1o 1k 6w 5o 1r 1m 3

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

Words from the letters in HOOKWORM

Hooks for HOOKWORM

Add one letter to the front or back of HOOKWORM to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

hookworms

Words that end like HOOKWORM

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

performinformplatformconformtransformreformbookwormringwormearthwormrainstormsandstormsnowstormbrainstormdeformuniformformstormnormwormwaveformmisinformchloroformthunderstorm
All words ending in -ORM

Hookworm: quick answers

Is HOOKWORM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HOOKWORM 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 HOOKWORM worth?
HOOKWORM 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 hookworm mean?
As a noun, hookworm means “parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HOOKWORM?
You can make 47 shorter words from HOOKWORM, such as HOWK, MOKORO, WHOM, HOOK. See the full list.