Words · Rare
halloo
6 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
a shout to attract attention
he gave a great halloo but no one heard him
- verb
urge on with shouts
halloo the dogs in a hunt
- verb
shout ‘halloo’, as when greeting someone or attracting attention
Word history
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s only in the less common word lists. Until then it scores as a bonus word.