ahoy

Plural: ahoys

Intj

Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
Warning of something approaching or impending.

Verb

To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

Noun

An utterance of this interjection.

Interjection

A nautical call used to hail a ship or person.

Examples

AHOY! I see a triple word score on the horizon.
There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.

Origin / Etymology

From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), a greeting dating back to the fourteenth century. Compare Dutch hoi (“hi!, hello!”).

Synonyms

hey, oi, yo

Scrabble Score: 10

ahoy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ahoy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ahoy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

ahoy: valid Words With Friends Word