Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooks

/hʊks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: hooks
IPA: /hʊks/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hook

name

Inflected Forms

Hookses (plural)

Derived Forms

hooksian

Synonyms

meat hooks maulers

Rhymes With

looks books brooks cooks crooks brookes nooks rooks chinooks snooks tookes fooks

Questions

How do you pronounce hooks?: The recorded pronunciation is /hʊks/.
What does hooks mean?: plural of hook

How to pronounce hooks

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