6 Letter Words Starting with H

Common six-letter words that start with H

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

• having 13/15 (form of have) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• happen 13/15 come to pass
• handle 10/11 be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
• hungry 13/14 feeling hunger
• honest 9/9 not disposed to cheat or defraud
• heaven 12/13 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• hardly 13/12 only a very short time before
• hoping 12/14 (form of hope) a specific instance of feeling hopeful
• helped 12/13 (form of help) give help or assistance
• hiding 11/12 the activity of keeping something secret
• horses 9/8 (form of horse) solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
• health 12/11 a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
• headed 11/10 having a heading or course in a certain direction
• harder 10/9 (form of hard) not easy
• higher 13/12 advanced in complexity or elaboration
• honour 9/10 the state of being honored
• hearts 9/8 (form of heart) the locus of feelings and intuitions
• hidden 11/11 not accessible to view
• highly 16/15 to a high degree or extent
• houses 9/9 (form of house) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
• hunter 9/10 someone who hunts game
• harper 11/11 someone who plays the harp
• humans 11/13 all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• hooked 14/13 curved down like an eagle's beak
• heroes 9/8 (form of hero) a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• hammer 13/14 the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
• hollow 12/13 a cavity or space in something
• hockey 18/17 a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field
• harbor 11/11 maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
• hector 11/11 (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
• heroin 9/9 a narcotic that is considered a hard drug
• humble 13/16 cause to be unpretentious
• helmet 11/12 armor plate that protects the head
• height 13/12 the vertical dimension of extension
• handed 11/11 (form of hand) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• horror 9/8 intense and profound fear
• hopper 13/14 funnel-shaped receptacle
• hustle 9/10 cause to move furtively and hurriedly
• hereby 14/13 (formal) by means of this
• habits 11/11 (form of habit) an established custom
• heller 9/10 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia
• holler 9/10 shout out
• hunger 10/12 a physiological need for food
• hooray 12/10 a victory cheer
• hiring 10/11 (form of hire) engage or hire for work
• hatred 10/9 the emotion of intense dislike
• humour 11/13 a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
• hanged 11/12 (form of hang) be suspended or hanging
• hotels 9/9 (form of hotel) a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
• hotter 9/8 (form of hot) used of physical heat

All 555 six-letter words that start with H

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