hornswoggle
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- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 11
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Definition of hornswoggle
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(slang, transitive)To deceive or trick.
“Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.”
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verb
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(slang, transitive)To deceive or trick.
“Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.”
noun
- (slang)nonsense; humbug
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Etymology
Unknown, 1829 US, jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate. Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.
Words you can make from hornswoggle
200+ playable · top: SHOWGOER (15 pts)
Best play showgoer 15 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
24 words- HOWLERS 13 pts
- RESHOWN 13 pts
- HOGGERS 12 pts
- WOGGLES 12 pts
- GLOWERS 11 pts
- GOLOSHE 11 pts
- GORHENS 11 pts
- HOGNOSE 11 pts
- LEGHORN 11 pts
- REGLOWS 11 pts
- ONSHORE 10 pts
- SWOONER 10 pts
- WOOLENS 10 pts
- WOOLERS 10 pts
- GOOGLES 9 pts
- GORGONS 9 pts
- LEGONGS 9 pts
- LOGGERS 9 pts
- SLOGGER 9 pts
- SNOGGER 9 pts
- LONGERS 8 pts
- ORGONES 8 pts
- OROGENS 8 pts
- REGOSOL 8 pts
6-letter words
54 words- HOWLER 12 pts
- RESHOW 12 pts
- SHOWER 12 pts
- WHOLES 12 pts
- WHORES 12 pts
- WHORLS 12 pts
- HOGGER 11 pts
- WOGGLE 11 pts
- GLOWER 10 pts
- GOLOSH 10 pts
- GORHEN 10 pts
- GROWLS 10 pts
- REGLOW 10 pts
- SHLONG 10 pts
- SORGHO 10 pts
- WRONGS 10 pts
- HERONS 9 pts
- HONERS 9 pts
- HONORS 9 pts
- LOWERS 9 pts
- NOSHER 9 pts
- OWNERS 9 pts
- RESOWN 9 pts
- ROWELS 9 pts
- ROWENS 9 pts
- SENHOR 9 pts
- SLOWER 9 pts
- SWOLER 9 pts
- WOOERS 9 pts
- WOOLEN 9 pts
- WOOLER 9 pts
- WORSEN 9 pts
- GOOGLE 8 pts
- GORGES 8 pts
- GORGON 8 pts
- GREGOS 8 pts
- LEGONG 8 pts
- LOGGER 8 pts
- GENROS 7 pts
- GONERS 7 pts
- LOGONS 7 pts
- LONGER 7 pts
- LONGES 7 pts
- OGLERS 7 pts
- ORGONE 7 pts
- OROGEN 7 pts
- ENROLS 6 pts
- LONERS 6 pts
- LOOSEN 6 pts
- LOOSER 6 pts
- NEROLS 6 pts
- NOOSER 6 pts
- ORLONS 6 pts
- SOONER 6 pts
5-letter words
115 words- HOWES 11 pts
- HOWLS 11 pts
- NOHOW 11 pts
- SHEWN 11 pts
- SHOWN 11 pts
- SHREW 11 pts
- WELSH 11 pts
- WHENS 11 pts
- WHOLE 11 pts
- WHORE 11 pts
- WHORL 11 pts
- WHOSE 11 pts
- WHOSO 11 pts
- WOOSH 11 pts
- HOGGS 10 pts
- GLOWS 9 pts
- GOWNS 9 pts
- GROWL 9 pts
- GROWN 9 pts
- GROWS 9 pts
- HONGS 9 pts
- WRONG 9 pts
- ENOWS 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HERLS 8 pts
- HERNS 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HOLOS 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- HONES 8 pts
- HONOR 8 pts
- HORNS 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOSEN 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- LEHRS 8 pts
- LOWER 8 pts
- LOWES 8 pts
- LOWSE 8 pts
- OWNER 8 pts
- OWSEN 8 pts
- RESOW 8 pts
- REWON 8 pts
- ROWEL 8 pts
- ROWEN 8 pts
- SEROW 8 pts
- SHEOL 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHONE 8 pts
- SHOOL 8 pts
- SHOON 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- SHORL 8 pts
- SHORN 8 pts
- SOWER 8 pts
- SWOLE 8 pts
- SWOON 8 pts
- SWORE 8 pts
- SWORN 8 pts
- WOOER 8 pts
- WOOLS 8 pts
- WORSE 8 pts
- WRENS 8 pts
- GOGOS 7 pts
- GONGS 7 pts
- GORGE 7 pts
- GREGO 7 pts
- GROGS 7 pts
- NOGGS 7 pts
- GENRO 6 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- GOERS 6 pts
- GONER 6 pts
- GOONS 6 pts
- GOOSE 6 pts
- GORES 6 pts
- GORSE 6 pts
- LOGES 6 pts
- LOGON 6 pts
- LOGOS 6 pts
- LONGE 6 pts
- LONGS 6 pts
- OGLER 6 pts
- OGLES 6 pts
- OGRES 6 pts
- SEGNO 6 pts
- SORGO 6 pts
- ENOLS 5 pts
- ENROL 5 pts
- LENOS 5 pts
- LONER 5 pts
- LOONS 5 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- NEROL 5 pts
- NOELS 5 pts
- NOLOS 5 pts
- NOOSE 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
- ORLON 5 pts
- RENOS 5 pts
- ROLES 5 pts
- ROOSE 5 pts
- SENOR 5 pts
- SNOOL 5 pts
- SNORE 5 pts
- SOLON 5 pts
- SOREL 5 pts
4-letter words
3 wordsHooks
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