h 4 o 1 l 1 m 3 e 1 s 1
6 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
noun United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
noun United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
originPossibly from homeboy + -s (hypocoristic suffix), with the spelling influenced by Sherlock Holmes.
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