hoopla

Noun

blatant or sensational promotion
A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs.

Origin / Etymology

Earlier houp-la, hoop la, first attested in c. 1877, probably from French houp-là, oup-là (“upsadaisy, upsy-daisy”), a cry to various animals close to humans like horses and dogs, of likely onomatopoeic origin (but see là). Compare interjections like whoop, ahoy, hoo.

Synonyms

ballyhoo, hype, plug

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

hoopla is a valid Words With Friends word