Word reference

hood

4 letters8 points2 vowels · 2 consonants

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hood is a 4-letter word worth 8 points. It contains 12 shorter words.

What does hood mean?

Plain-language senses for players, solvers, and learners.

noun

an aggressive and violent young criminal

noun

a protective covering that is part of a plant

noun

an urban, often lower-income inner-city area

noun

a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

noun

(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

noun

metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

noun

the folding roof of a carriage

noun

a headdress that protects the head and face

noun

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars

noun

(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

verb

cover with a hood

The bandits were hooded

Full rearrangements that use every letter.

Shorter words hiding in these letters — take them to the solvers.

12 shorter words can be made from these letters.