4 Letter Words Starting with H

Common four-letter words that start with H

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• have 10/10 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• here 7/6 in or at this place
• help 9/10 give help or assistance
• home 9/9 where you live at a particular time
• hear 7/6 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• hell 7/8 any place of pain and turmoil
• hold 8/8 cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
• head 8/7 the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
• hope 9/9 a specific instance of feeling hopeful
• hard 8/7 not easy
• hand 8/8 the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• hurt 7/7 be the source of pain
• hate 7/6 the emotion of intense dislike
• half 10/10 consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
• high 11/10 greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
• hour 7/7 a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
• hair 7/6 a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head)
• hang 8/9 be suspended or hanging
• hide 8/7 the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• holy 10/9 a sacred place of pilgrimage
• hole 7/7 an opening into or through something
• hall 7/8 an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
• hero 7/6 a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• huge 8/9 unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
• held 8/8 occupied or in the control of
• heat 7/6 a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• hook 11/10 fasten with a hook
• hill 7/8 a local and well-defined elevation of the land
• harm 9/9 any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
• hung 8/10
• hunt 7/8 pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
• hire 7/6 engage or hire for work
• hank 11/11 a coil of rope or wool or yarn
• horn 7/7 a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
• hits 7/6 (form of hit) cause to move by striking
• heck 13/13
• hong 8/9
• hers 7/6
• hood 8/7 an aggressive and violent young criminal
• host 7/6 a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for…
• hawk 14/13 diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
• hail 7/7 praise vociferously
• hart 7/6 United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
• heal 7/7 heal or recover
• halt 7/7 the state of inactivity following an interruption
• hats 7/6 (form of hat) headdress that protects the head from bad weather
• hint 7/7 an indirect suggestion
• hack 13/13 one who works hard at boring tasks
• hose 7/6 socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
• hush 10/9 become quiet or still

All 189 four-letter words that start with H

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.