Definitions For Ahoy
Noun
AHOY (plural AHOYs) An utterance of this interjection. : There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.Translations
{{trans-top}} German: Ahoi, nVerb
{{en-verb}} To hail with a cry of "ahoy".Interjection
{{en-interj}} (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. (humorous) Warning of something approaching or impending.Usage notes
Traditionally, when used from a ship to hail an approaching boat, the standard responses are: "aye aye", if a commissioned officer is in the boat; "no no", if no officer is in the boat; name of ship, if the captain of another ship is in the boat; "flag" if an admiral is in the boat.Synonyms
to attract attention oi, yo; see also thesaurus:heyDerived terms
land ahoy ship ahoyDescendants
{{desc, cs, ahoj}} {{desc, sk, ahoj}}Translations
Czech: ahoj Dutch: ahoi Esperanto: hoj! Estonian: ahoi Finnish: ohoi! French: ohé German: ahoi Hungarian: a láthatár-on, on (lit. "on the horizon") Polish: ahoj! Swedish: ohoj!, åhoj!Etymology
From "a-hoy"; 'hoy' being a Middle English greeting dating back to the fourteenth century.http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-aho1.htmSee also
yoohooAnagrams
Hoya, hoyaIs Ahoy a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
8
The word Ahoy is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends
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