Hypo

Meaning

1. (noun) Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression. “1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.”
2. (noun) A hypochondriac.
3. (noun) Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent.
4. (noun) A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
5. (noun) The substance sodium hyposulfite.
6. (noun) A hypodermic syringe.
7. (noun) Hypothecation.
8. (noun) (in the study of law) A hypothetical case.
9. (noun) A hypomelanistic snake.

Letter breakdown

• Hypo contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 12.

Words from these letters

• hop

Connected words

Other 4-letter words

• abbr
• abed
• abet
• able
• ably
• abut
• acct
• aced
• aces
• ache
• achy
• acid
• acme
• acne
• acre
• acts
• adds
• advt

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Words starting with HYP

• hype
• hyped
• hyper
• hyperactive
• hyperactivity
• hyperbola
• hyperbolae
• hyperbolas
• hyperbole
• hyperbolic
• hypercritical
• hypercritically
• hyperlink
• hyperlinked
• hyperlinking
• hyperlinks
• hypermarket
• hypersensitive

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Words ending with YPO

• typo

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