hook: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 11 letter points · starts with H · ends with K
Meaning of hook
noun
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
Listed forms: hooks.
Source: Wiktionary — hook.
verb
- transitive
To attach a hook to.
Example: Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
- intransitive
To become attached, as by a hook.
Example: The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack.
- transitive
To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
Example: He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
- transitive
To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
Listed forms: hooks, hooking, hooked.
Source: Wiktionary — hook.
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 hook.
noun
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
noun
anything that serves as an enticement
noun
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
noun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hook in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hook
H(4) + O(1) + O(1) + K(5) = 11 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 hook
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from hook
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hook. Showing up to 24, longest first.