8 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
noun loud confused noise from many sources
noun a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
originBorrowed from French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0