01 Word definition

hostages

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is HOSTAGES a word?

Yes. HOSTAGES is a 8-letter noun. HOSTAGES is a plural or present-tense form of HOSTAGE: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell HOSTAGES?

H-O-S-T-A-G-E-S

HOSTAGES contains 8 letters, begins with H, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

HOSTAGES is a plural or present-tense form of HOSTAGE.

1noun

  1. HOSTAGES is a plural or present-tense form of HOSTAGE: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends12points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is HOSTAGES spelled?

H1O2S3T4A5G6E7S8
Starts withHOSFirst 3 letters
Ends withGESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats S
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

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About HOSTAGES.

How do you spell HOSTAGES?

HOSTAGES is spelled H-O-S-T-A-G-E-S. It contains 8 letters.