Definitions for hoodlums

hoodlums hood·lum

Spelling: [hood-luh m, hoo d-]
IPA: /ˈhud ləm, ˈhʊd-/

Hoodlums is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 183 anagrams from letters in hoodlums (dhlmoosu).

Definitions for hoodlums

noun

  1. a thug or gangster.
  2. a young street ruffian, especially one belonging to a gang.

Origin of hoodlums

1870-75, Americanism; probably dialectal German; compare Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag, e.g. hudelum disorderly, hudellam weak, slack Hudellump(e) rags, slovenly, careless person, and rela

Examples for hoodlums

A hoodlum crashes a pool party that not-so-bright Cameron throws in spite of the recent bloody death of one of his friends.

Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.

The hoodlum made a great ado of posing and exercising his fists in a scientific way.

The hoodlum gang had suddenly appeared from the alleyway, and forming a circle, surrounded them.

He had been a hoodlum there, and had helped to hang Chinese.

One hoodlum left the ranks and started off toward the barracks-room.

When they came out into the street the hoodlum crowd had dispersed.

He knew he was a hoodlum; the trolley conductors had told him that.

The hoodlum element was there, of course, but it was not the leading element.

The hoodlum crowd nudged one another, blinked, winked, and looked as if expecting developments of some fun.

Word Value for hoodlums
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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