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Is hose a Scrabble word?

Yes, hose is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 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 hose?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.countable

2. (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.uncountable

3. (historical) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.Examples: "Theſe men were bound in their coates, their hoſen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were caſt into the midſt of the burning fierie furnace."; "His youthful hoſe, vvell ſaved, a vvorld too vvide / For his ſhrunk ſhank, […]"; "[T]wenty yeomen, two and two, / In hosen black, and jerkins blue, / With falcons broider'd on each breast, / Attended on their lord's behest."countablehistoricaluncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.Examples: "Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed."transitive

2. (transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.Examples: "His guns hosed down the vessel's decks, sweeping them clear of sailors, blowing holes in the bulkheads, and smashing gun positions."transitive

3. (transitive) To deliver using a hose.Examples: "He had just finished hosing gasoline into his tank, a short man, burly, needing a shave, and wearing greasy coveralls."transitive

4. (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)Examples: "The mighty mass of many a mingled race, Who dwell in towns where he pursued the chase; The men degenerate shirted, cloaked, and hosed- Nose and eyes only to the day exposed"transitive

5. (transitive) To trick or deceive.Examples: "Bartlett elaborated on what had happened at the warehouse, saying he thought Chandar was supposed to have advised, not hosed him."; "Poutine? A better McMuffin? A bigger Big Mac?? We've been hosed."transitive

6. (transitive, computing, slang) To break or destroy (a system), especially by wiping files or other content.Examples: "There aren't any tricky hexadecimal calculations to snare your brain, nor is there a need to worry about hosing the registry for all eternity."slangtransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "hose"?

Scrabble
7 points
H4
O1
S1
E1
Words With Friends
6 points
H3
O1
S1
E1

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