hoax

Meanings

Plural: hoaxes

Noun

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Verb

subject to a playful hoax or joke
To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

canard, dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, play a joke on, pull someone's leg, put-on

Scrabble Score: 14

hoax is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hoax is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hoax is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hoax is a valid Words With Friends word