hopeful

/hoʊpfəl/ nounadjective
7 letters2 syllables15 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

An ambitious and aspiring young person.

“two executive hopefuls joined the firm”

ADJECTIVE
1

Likely to turn out well in the future.

“a hopeful new singer on Broadway”

2

Having or manifesting hope.

“a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets”

“found a hopeful way of attacking the problem”

WORD FORMS
Related formhopefulness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinopefulhay
Starts & ends withH … L
Syllableshope · ful
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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