Hoover
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An American industrialist who popularised the vacuum cleaner and whose surname became synonymous with the device in British English.
“The name Hoover, taken from William Hoover, became a household word across Britain.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈhuːvə(r)/
Syllables
hoo·ver
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Double O followed by V and ER, tests several useful common letters in one guess
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Worth 12 points with V, a useful word when V is stranded on your rack
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