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Hack

/hæk/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:13 pts4 letters
Definition of Hack

noun

  1. A tool for chopping.
  2. A hacking blow.
  3. A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
  4. A dry cough.
  5. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

verb

  1. To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

    "They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."

  2. To cough noisily.

    "This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking."

  3. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

    "Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"

  4. To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.

    "I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later."

  5. To accomplish a difficult programming task.

    "He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected."

Anagrams of Hack

No exact anagrams found for "hack". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "hack" and rearranging:

+ehacek
+lchalk
+rchark
+shacksshack
+tthack
+wwhack
Related Word Patterns
HA...Words starting with "ha"...CKWords ending with "ck"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "hack"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
h4
a1
c3
k5

Total: 13 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "hack"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "H"
Rhymes With Hack
abackacockafterdeckaftershockaircheckairsickalackalmanackalpenstockamberjackamtrackamuck
Related 4-Letter Words
haafhaarhabuhadehadjhaedhaemhaenhaeshaethafthagshahahahshaik

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Hack"

Hack is a 4-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Hack" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "hack" is a medium-scoring word.