Words That Start With H

The 800 most common words that start with H, out of 4691 in the dictionary. Grouped by length, shortest first, with each word’s score using standard letter values. Rarer and archaic words are left off so the list stays usable — use the filter box to narrow it further.

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Word	Meaning
he	The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated
ho	Who. In some Chaucer MSS. A stop
hew	To cut with an ax
hin	A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint, one gill, English measure. W. H
hip	The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint
hit	It. Chaucer. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth
hod	A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc
hoe	A tool chiefly for digging up weeds…
hog	(Zoöl.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidæ
hop	To move by successive leaps, as toads do
how	In what manner or way
hoy	A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place…
hud	A huck or hull, as of a nut
hug	To cower
hum	To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight
hun	One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla…
hut	A small house, hivel, or cabin
hyp	An abbreviation of hypochonaria
haaf	The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the
hack	A frame or grating of various kinds

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Words shown	800 of 4691
Shortest	2 letters
Longest	hypothetical (12 letters)
Highest scoring	hazzan (27 points)

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