Words Starting with H

Common words that start with H

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

• he 5/4 a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses
• have 10/10 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• here 7/6 in or at this place
• him 8/8
• how 9/8
• her 6/5
• his 6/5 (form of hi) an expression of greeting
• hey 9/7
• had 7/6
• has 6/5 (form of ha) (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith…
• help 9/10 give help or assistance
• home 9/9 where you live at a particular time
• hello 8/9 an expression of greeting
• hi 5/4 an expression of greeting
• hear 7/6 perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
• house 8/8 a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
• happened 16/18 (form of happen) come to pass
• hell 7/8 any place of pain and turmoil
• huh 9/8
• hold 8/8 cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
• heard 9/8 detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
• head 8/7 the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
• haven 11/12 a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
• happy 15/15 enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
• hope 9/9 a specific instance of feeling hopeful
• hard 8/7 not easy
• honey 11/10 a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
• having 13/15 (form of have) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• hand 8/8 the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• hit 6/5 cause to move by striking
• happen 13/15 come to pass
• hurt 7/7 be the source of pain
• heart 8/7 the locus of feelings and intuitions
• hands 9/9 (with `in') guardianship over
• hours 8/8 a period of time assigned for work
• 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
• husband 13/15 a married man
• hot 6/5 used of physical heat
• hurry 11/10 a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
• 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
• himself 15/16
• happens 14/16 (form of happen) come to pass
• human 10/12 characteristic of humanity
• hospital 13/14 a health facility where patients receive treatment
• ha 5/4 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith…
• handle 10/11 be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

The 1,000 most common of 6,295 words that start with H

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Longest: HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES (23 letters).