Shoo

4 lettersinterjectionmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To drive away a person or animal by calling out a sharp dismissal or making gestures of dispersal.

“She shoo'd the cat off the kitchen counter before it could knock over the vase.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ʃuː/

Related Words

Synonyms

chase awaydrive offscare offdismiss

Antonyms

beckon invite attract

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double O at the end after SH. The repeated vowel is distinctive and helps confirm vowel position in Wordle.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points. Both O tiles used efficiently. SHOOS and SHOOED are natural extensions for slightly higher scores.

Words Related to Shoo

Anagrams of Shoo

Words that use exactly the same letters as “shoo”.

oohs soho

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “shoo” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

shoe shop shot show

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “shoo”.

cohos hobos homos hoods hoofs hooks hoops hoose hoosh hoots howso mohos poohs posho shojo shood shooi shook shool shoon shoop shoor shoos shoot

Longer words starting with Shoo

Words that begin with “shoo”.

shood shooi shook shool shoon shoop shoor shoos shoot shooed shooks shoots shooting

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