hobgoblin

hobgoblin is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.
2. noun. an object of dread or apprehension--Ralph Waldo Emerson

   "Germany was always a bugbear for France"

   "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"

   Synonyms: bugbear

3. noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

   Synonyms: goblin, hob

Synonyms

bugbear, goblin, hob

Common word forms

hobgoblins

Words from these letters

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