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8-letter words ending in OO
There are 16 8-letter words ending in OO in the standard word-game list. The most common are kangaroo, waterloo, peekaboo, buckaroo, cockatoo, vindaloo.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| kangaroo | any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs… | 13 |
| waterloo | a final crushing defeat | 11 |
| peekaboo | a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! | 16 |
| buckaroo | local names for a cowboy (‘vaquero’ is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and ‘buckaroo’ is… | 16 |
| cockatoo | white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds | 16 |
| vindaloo | A blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa. | 12 |
| ballyhoo | blatant or sensational promotion | 16 |
| buckeroo | local names for a cowboy (‘vaquero’ is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and ‘buckaroo’ is… | 16 |
| callaloo | Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma,… | 10 |
| cockapoo | A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle. | 18 |
| gardyloo | An act of discarding waste or some other substance from a height. Also attributive and figurative. | 13 |
| jackaroo | A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent… | 21 |
| wallaroo | Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the… | 11 |
| wanderoo | Any of various langur monkeys (of genus Semnopithecus), from Sri Lanka | 12 |