ho: meaning and words from its letters
2 letters · 5 letter points · starts with H · ends with O
Meaning of ho
intj
Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
Example: Sail ho!
halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
- rare
Said accompanying a vigorous attack.
Source: Wiktionary — ho.
noun
A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
Source: Wiktionary — ho.
noun
- US, derogatory, slang, vulgar
A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.
Example: Bros before hoes!
- US, offensive, slang, vulgar
A woman in general; a bitch.
Listed forms: hos, hoes, heaux, hoe.
Source: Wiktionary — ho.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ho.
noun
A sexually loose woman
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ho in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ho
H(4) + O(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of ho
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ho
0 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ho. Showing up to 24, longest first.
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