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HOO is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for HOO.

61 total results for HOO( score: 25 )

32 results for HOO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 16, 2024	52A	Word before "boy" or after "boo"	Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu	Fagliano
Sun Jun 9, 2024	55A	See 23-Down	Zachary Schiff	Fagliano
Thu Mar 28, 2024	29A	"Woo-___!"	Dominic Grillo	Fagliano
Fri Feb 12, 2021	31A	Follower of boo or woo	Grant Thackray	Shortz
Thu Nov 5, 2020	39D	Playful suffix with "any"	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Wed Jul 15, 2020	46A	Lead-in to boy or follower of yoo	Lee Higbie and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Thu Dec 20, 2018	22A	See 21-Down	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Wed Nov 7, 2018	64D	"Boo-___!" (2)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Mon Sep 10, 2018	29D	Slangy ending for "any"	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Thu May 19, 2016	27D	Boo-___ (2)	Morton J. Mendelson	Shortz
Wed Jul 1, 2015	36A	Sob syllable (5)	Ned White	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2014	120A	"Yoo-___" (6)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Sun Jun 16, 2013	84A	"___ boy!"	Mel Rosen	Shortz
Mon Nov 5, 2012	60D	Yoo-___ (chocolate drink)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sun Mar 18, 2012	30A	Yoo follower	Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden	Shortz
Wed Nov 9, 2011	24A	Bit of crying (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Jun 12, 2011	91D	Boo follower (3)	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Mon Nov 2, 2009	39A	"Yoo-___!" (6)	Andrea Carla Michaels and Kent Clayton	Shortz
Thu Jun 25, 2009	11D	Part of a sob	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sat May 30, 2009	28A	Sob syllable (5)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Tue May 26, 2009	45D	"Yoo-___!" (6)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Sun Apr 6, 2008	70A	"Yoo-___!" (6)	Daniel C. Bryant	Shortz
Wed Jan 9, 2008	14A	Boo follower (3)	John Farmer	Shortz
Sun Aug 7, 2005	73A	Sob syllable (5)	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri May 6, 2005	54A	Bit of crying (2)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Aug 19, 2003	61D	___-ha	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Sun Aug 10, 2003	97A	Sob syllable (5)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Mon Oct 22, 2001	66D	"Yoo-___!" (6)	Denise Neuendorf	Shortz
Mon Aug 6, 2001	35A	"Yoo-__!"	Bernice Gordon	Shortz
Thu Nov 23, 2000	43A	Sob syllable (5)	Louis Hildebrand	Shortz
Tue Sep 26, 2000	50A	Boo follower (3)	Bill Ballard	Shortz
Fri Aug 9, 1996	63D	Yoo-___ (6)	D. Tuller	Shortz

3 results for HOO from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 30, 2012	Diagramless	34D	"Boo" or "yoo" follower	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Feb 20, 2011	Diagramless	7D	"Yoo-___"	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Jul 3, 2005	Diagramless	30A	Boo-___	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

26 results for HOO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 17, 1993	31A	Boo or yoo follower	Manny Nosowsky	Taub
Wed Jul 21, 1993	38D	Cry of triumph	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Wed May 26, 1993	62A	Yoo follower	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Tue Aug 8, 1989	5D	Half a greeting call	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Fri Oct 14, 1988	25A	Bally's trailer	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Fri Aug 26, 1988	34A	U.N.figure: 1959	Robert O. Dillman	Maleska
Sat Nov 28, 1987	60D	Boo follower	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Thu Apr 9, 1987	32A	Boo attachment	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sun May 18, 1986	77D	U.N. figure in 1959	Robert Katz	Maleska
Tue Aug 13, 1985	50A	Cry of surprise	Laufer	Maleska
Thu Dec 22, 1983	55D	Follower of boo or yoo	Janis Heller	Maleska
Sat May 14, 1983	5D	Cry of triumph	Vaughn Keith	Maleska
Sun Feb 3, 1980	27D	After yoo or boo	Henry Hook	Maleska
Tue Oct 28, 1975	33A	Cry of surprise	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Fri Aug 31, 1973	20A	Owly sound	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 18, 1971	22A	Follower of boo	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 20, 1969	95A	Boo ___	Nancy Atkinson	Weng
Sun Feb 19, 1967	83D	Sound of surprise.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Thu Jul 16, 1964	43A	Exclamation of surprise.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Nov 29, 1953	30D	Bird call.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Nov 1, 1953	11D	Exclamation of surprise.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1953	72A	Old owl call.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Fri Feb 22, 1952	59D	Bird's call.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 17, 1951	69D	Cry of a night bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 17, 1951	57D	Owl's call.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 24, 1942	91A	Exclamation of surprise: obs.	Charles Cross	Farrar

Anagrams:

OHO, OOH

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