7 Letter Words Starting with H

Common seven-letter words that start with H

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

• husband 13/15 a married man
• himself 15/16
• happens 14/16 (form of happen) come to pass
• history 13/11 the aggregate of past events
• hundred 12/13 ten 10s
• holding 12/14 (form of hold) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
• hanging 12/15 (form of hang) be suspended or hanging
• herself 13/13
• helping 13/16 an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
• however 16/16 despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
• hearing 11/12 (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and…
• heading 12/13 (form of head) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
• healthy 16/14 having or indicating good health in body or mind
• hitting 11/12 (form of hit) cause to move by striking
• holiday 14/13 leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
• hunting 11/14 the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
• hurting 11/13 a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
• highway 20/18 a major road for any form of motor transport
• hostage 11/11 a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
• halfway 19/18 equally distant from the extremes
• heavens 13/14 the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
• handled 12/13 having a usually specified type of handle
• highest 14/13 (form of high) greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
• happier 14/15 (form of happy) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
• helpful 15/18 providing assistance or serving a useful function
• heather 13/11 common Old World heath represented by many varieties
• honored 11/11 having an illustrious reputation
• happily 17/18 in a joyous manner
• hallway 16/16 an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
• hostile 10/10 characterized by enmity or ill will
• haircut 12/13 the style in which hair has been cut
• harmony 15/15 compatibility in opinion and action
• haunted 11/12 having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
• heights 14/13 a high place
• honesty 13/12 the quality of being honest
• hardest 11/10 (form of hard) not easy
• holland 11/13 a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea
• healing 11/13 the natural process by which the body repairs itself
• hottest 10/9 (form of hot) used of physical heat
• heavily 16/16 to a considerable degree
• handful 14/16 a small number or amount
• hideous 11/11 grossly offensive to decency or morality
• humming 15/19 a humming noise
• hunters 10/11 (form of hunter) someone who hunts game
• handing 12/14 (form of hand) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• horizon 19/19 the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
• handles 11/12 (form of handle) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
• housing 11/13 structures collectively in which people are housed
• harvest 13/13 the yield from plants in a single growing season
• hostess 10/9 a woman host

All 853 seven-letter words that start with H

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