HOODWINK
Scrabble letter values: H4O1O1D2W4I1N1K5 = 19
Definition
- verb influence by slyness. — synonyms: juggle, beguile
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end. — synonyms: bamboozle, snow, pull_the_wool_over_someone's_eyes, lead_by_the_nose, play_false
Examples
- “He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well”