hoax

4 letters · noun · scores 400 in SpellHuntr

noun

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

verb

subject to a playful hoax or joke

Hoax in a sentence

The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.

The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.

hoax is a valid word in SpellHuntr, worth 400 points (4 letters — longer words score more). Spell it in a live game →