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Definition hoax

Etymology

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Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”).

Verb

hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

Noun

hoax (plural hoaxes)

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Results 185 Words with the letters HOAX

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12 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
ASPHYXIATION 27
AUXOTROPHIES 25
CHATTERBOXES 27
CYCLOHEXANES 31
EXHILARATION 23
EXHORTATIONS 22
EXOPHTHALMIC 33
EXOPHTHALMOS 30
EXOPHTHALMUS 31
EXOTHERMALLY 28
FLEXOGRAPHIC 33
FUCOXANTHINS 30
HEMATOXYLINS 28
HETEROAUXINS 23
HETEROSEXUAL 23
HEXAPLOIDIES 26
HEXOBARBITAL 28
HOMOSEXUALLY 29
HYDROXYLASES 27
HYDROXYLATED 28
HYDROXYLATES 27
HYDROXYUREAS 27
HYPOXANTHINE 30
LEXICOGRAPHY 32
MESOTHORAXES 24
METATHORAXES 24
METHOTREXATE 24
MORPHALLAXES 29
MORPHALLAXIS 29
OROPHARYNXES 27
PHYLLOTAXIES 28
PHYTOALEXINS 28
PNEUMOTHORAX 29
PSYCHOSEXUAL 31
SAXOPHONISTS 25
SHADOWBOXING 31
THROMBOXANES 28
TROPHALLAXES 26
TROPHALLAXIS 26
XANTHOPHYLLS 31
XEROGRAPHIES 26
XYLOGRAPHERS 29
XYLOGRAPHIES 29
ZOOXANTHELLA 33
11 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
AMPHIOXUSES 27
AUXOTROPHIC 27
CHIONODOXAS 25
CYCLOHEXANE 30
EXHALATIONS 22
EXHAUSTIONS 22
EXHORTATION 21
EXHORTATIVE 24
EXHORTATORY 22
EXHUMATIONS 25
FLEXOGRAPHY 31
FUCOXANTHIN 29
HEMATOXYLIN 27
HEPATOTOXIC 26
HETEROAUXIN 22
HEXAGONALLY 27
HEXAHEDRONS 24
HEXOKINASES 25
HOMOSEXUALS 25
HYDROTHORAX 25
HYDROXYLASE 26
HYDROXYLATE 26
HYDROXYUREA 26
HYPOPHARYNX 33
NASOPHARYNX 27
PHYLLOTAXES 27
PHYLLOTAXIS 27
PHYLLOXERAE 27
PHYLLOXERAS 27
PHYTOALEXIN 27
PROPHYLAXES 29
PROPHYLAXIS 29
PROTHORAXES 23
SAXOPHONIST 24
SHADOWBOXED 28
SHADOWBOXES 27
THERMOTAXES 23
THERMOTAXIS 23
THIGMOTAXES 25
THIGMOTAXIS 25
THROMBOXANE 27
XANTHOPHYLL 30
XENOPHOBIAS 27
XEROGRAPHIC 28
XYLOGRAPHER 28
XYLOGRAPHIC 31
XYLOPHAGOUS 29
10 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
AUXOTROPHS 23
AUXOTROPHY 25
BOXHAULING 27
CHATTERBOX 25
CHEMOTAXES 25
CHEMOTAXIS 25
CHIONODOXA 24
CHRONAXIES 23
EXHALATION 21
EXHAUSTION 21
EXHUMATION 24
EXOTHERMAL 23
HEXACHORDS 25
HEXAHEDRON 23
HEXAPLOIDS 24
HEXAPLOIDY 26
HEXAPODIES 23
HEXOKINASE 24
HOMOSEXUAL 24
HYPOXEMIAS 27
MATCHBOXES 28
MESOTHORAX 22
METATHORAX 22
OROPHARYNX 25
PHOTOTAXES 22
PHOTOTAXIS 22
PHYLLOTAXY 28
PHYLLOXERA 26
SAXOPHONES 23
SAXOPHONIC 26
TOXAPHENES 23
XANTHOMATA 23
XENOPHOBIA 26
XEROGRAPHY 26
XYLOGRAPHS 27
XYLOGRAPHY 29
9 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
AMPHIOXUS 25
AUXOTROPH 22
BOXHAULED 24
CASHBOXES 24
CHRONAXIE 22
HEXACHORD 24
HEXAGONAL 22
HEXAPLOID 23
HYPOTAXES 23
HYPOTAXIS 23
HYPOXEMIA 26
PROTHORAX 21
SAXOPHONE 22
SHADOWBOX 25
TOXAPHENE 22
XANTHOMAS 22
XANTHONES 20
XYLOGRAPH 26
8 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
AMPHIOXI 23
BOXHAULS 22
CHRONAXY 23
HATBOXES 20
HEXAGONS 20
HEXAPODS 21
HEXAPODY 23
HEXOSANS 18
HYPOXIAS 22
MATCHBOX 26
OXHEARTS 17
SAXHORNS 18
THORAXES 17
XANTHOMA 21
XANTHONE 19
XANTHOUS 19
7 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
BOXHAUL 21
CASHBOX 22
CHAMOIX 22
HEXAGON 19
HEXAPOD 20
HEXOSAN 17
HOAXERS 16
HOAXING 19
HYPOXIA 21
OXHEART 16
SAXHORN 17
6 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
HATBOX 18
HOAXED 16
HOAXER 15
HOAXES 15
THORAX 15
4 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
HOAX 13
3 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
HAO 5
2 letter words with the letters HOAX ↑
AH 4
AX 9
HA 4
HO 4
OH 4
OX 9

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