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hollow

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Is hollow a Scrabble word?

Yes, hollow is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of hollow?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (geography) A small valley between mountains.Examples: "He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies."; "c. 1710–20, Matthew Prior, The First Hymn Of Callimachus: To Jupiter Forests grew upon the barren hollows."; "This road leads through a sandy hollow shaded by trees for about a quarter of a mile, where it crosses the bridge famous in goblin story, and just beyond swells the green knoll on which stands the whitewashed church."

2. (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.Examples: "a hollow in the pit of one’s stomach"figuratively

verb (English)

1. (transitive) to make a hole in something; to excavatetransitive

adj (English)

1. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.Examples: "a hollow tree; a hollow sphere"

2. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.Examples: "He let out a hollow moan."; "Through thy battlements, Newstead, the hollow winds whistle:"

3. (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.Examples: "a hollow victory"figuratively

4. (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.Examples: "a hollow promise"figuratively

5. (gymnastics) Pertaining to hollow body position

6. (oenology) Synonym of empty (“lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish”).Examples: "While most 1974s remain hard, tannic, hollow wines lacking ripeness, flesh, and character, a number of the Graves estates did produce surprisingly spicy, interesting wines."Synonyms: empty

adv (English)

1. (colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.colloquialnot-comparable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "hollow"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "hollow"?

Scrabble
12 points
H4
O1
L1
L1
O1
W4
Words With Friends
13 points
H3
O1
L2
L2
O1
W4

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