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hoax

hoax is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

  1. 1noun

    A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.

  2. 2transitive verb

    To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.

  3. 3noun

    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

    Synonyms

    duperyfraudfraudulencehumbug
  4. 4verb

    subject to a playful hoax or joke

Synonyms

duperyfraudfraudulencehumbug

Common word forms

hoaxedhoaxerhoaxeshoaxinghoaxable

Words from these letters

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