11-Letter Words Starting with H

All 239 eleven-letter words that start with H

HA

• haberdasher20n. A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
• habituating17adj. Habit-forming.
• habituation16n. The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
• hackerspace24n. A community-operated workspace where people with common interests...
• haematobium20n. A flatworm of the species Schistosoma haematobium, the urinary blood...
• haematology20n. The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
• haemophilia21n. Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to...
• haemophilus21n. Any bacterium of the genus Haemophilus.
• haemorrhage20n. British standard spelling of hemorrhage.
• haemostatic18adj. That promotes haemostasis.
• hagiography24n. The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.
• haircutting17n. The act or service of cutting hair.
• hairdresser15n. A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
• hairstyling18n. The act or process of styling hair.
• hairstylist17n. A hairdresser.
• halfhearted21adj. Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
• hallmarking21n. The action of making a hallmark.
• hallucinate16v. To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are...
• halogenated16adj. Treated or reacted with a halogen.
• haloperidol17n. A synthetic antidepressant drug, with the chemical formula...
• hammersmith23n. A maker of hammers.
• hammerstone18n. A type of stone used to hit or strike in a similar way to a modern-day...
• handcrafted21adj. Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or...
• handcuffing24n. The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
• handfasting19n. The ceremony in which people handfast.
• handholding20n. The holding of hands.
• handicapped22adj. Having a handicap.
• handicapper21n. One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
• handloading17n. The loading of cartridges for firearms when it is done by hand and...
• handpainted18adj. Painted by hand, not mechanically.
• handprinted18adj. Printed by hand.
• handshaking23n. A greeting by clasping hands.
• handwashing22n. The washing of one's hands.
• handwriting19n. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or...
• handwritten18adj. Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
• haphazardly32adv. In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
• haptoglobin19n. A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from...
• harbourside17n. An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the...
• hardhearted19adj. Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
• hardpressed18adj. Subject to difficulty in accomplishing or making progress.
• hardworking23adj. Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
• harebrained17adj. Absurd, foolish or stupid.
• harmfulness19n. The characteristic of being harmful.
• harpsichord22n. A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, the mechanical precusor...
• harvestable19adj. Capable of, or suitable for, being harvested.
• hatefulness17n. The characteristic of being hateful.
• haughtiness18n. The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
• hawkishness24n. The characteristic of being hawkish.
• hazardously27adv. In a hazardous manner.

HE

• headbanging19n. A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in...
• headbutting18n. The act of giving a headbutt.
• headhunting19n. The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
• headquarter24v. To provide (an organization) with headquarters.
• headteacher20n. The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its...
• healthfully23adv. In a healthful manner.
• healthiness17n. The state or quality of being healthy.
• heartbroken20adj. Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
• heartedness15n. The state or quality of being hearted.
• hearthstone17n. A flat stone used to form a hearth.
• heartlessly17adv. In a heartless manner.
• heartstring15n. A tendon or other structure resembling a cord once thought to be...
• heavenwards21adv. Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
• heavyhanded25adj. Clumsy.
• heavyweight27n. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
• heightening19n. The act by which something is heightened or increased.
• heinousness14n. The property of being heinous.
• helichrysum24n. Any of the genus Helichrysum of plants related to the sunflower.
• heliosphere19n. The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar...
• helpfulness19n. The quality of being helpful.
• hematemesis18n. The vomiting of blood; blood within vomitus.
• hematologic19adj. Of or relating to hematology.
• hematoxylin26n. A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most...
• hemianopsia18n. Blindness in one half of the field of vision of either or both eyes.
• hemihydrate23n. A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization...
• hemiparesis18n. Muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body.
• hemispheric23adj. Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere.
• hemodynamic24adj. Of or pertaining to hemodynamics, the circulation of blood in the body.
• hemophiliac23n. A person with hemophilia.
• hemopoietic20adj. Of or pertaining to hemopoiesis.
• hemorrhagic22adj. Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.
• hemosiderin17n. An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of...
• heparinized26adj. Treated with heparin.
• hepatectomy23n. The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.
• hepatorenal16adj. Of or pertaining to the liver and the kidneys.
• hepatotoxic25adj. Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.
• heptathlete19n. An athlete who competes in the heptathlon.
• herbivorous19adj. Feeding chiefly on plants.
• hereinabove19adv. Above this, in this document.
• hereinafter17adv. In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after...
• hermeneutic18adj. Having to do with hermeneutics; that explains, interprets, illustrates...
• hermeticism20n. Hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
• herpesvirus19n. Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of...
• herpetology20n. The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians...
• herringbone17n. A bone of a herring.
• heterocycle21n. A heterocyclic compound or ring.
• heterodimer17n. A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more...
• heterotopia16n. Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body.
• heterotopic18adj. Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.
• heterotypic21adj. Of or involving a different type or types.
• hexadecimal26n. A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
• hexagonally25adv. In a hexagonal manner.
• hexahydrate28n. A hydrate whose solid contains six molecules of water of...
• hexapeptide26n. Any oligopeptide containing six amino acids.

HI

• hibernation16n. A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic...
• hideousness15n. The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness.
• highfalutin21adj. Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
• highlighted23adj. Having highlights.
• highlighter22n. A marker pen used to highlight text.
• hilariously17adv. In a hilarious manner; so as to amuse greatly.
• hillwalking22n. The pastime of walking in hilly countryside.
• hindquarter24n. Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension...
• hippeastrum20n. Any plant of the genus Hippeastrum.
• hippocampal24adj. Pertaining to the hippocampus.
• hippocampus24n. A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse...
• histiocytic21adj. Pertaining to connective tissue containing large white blood cells.
• historiated15adj. Adorned with decorative pictures that tell a story.
• historicism18n. A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather...
• historicist16adj. Of or pertaining to historicism.
• historicity19n. Historical quality or authenticity based on fact.
• histrionics16n. Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to...
• hitchhiking27n. The act of one hitchhiking.

HO

• holographic22adj. In the form of a hologram or holograph.
• holomorphic23adj. Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.
• homebuilder19n. A person or company which builds houses.
• homeodomain19n. A folded protein domain that binds to DNA and has a function in...
• homeopathic23adj. Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
• homeostasis16n. The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal...
• homeostatic18adj. Of or pertaining to homeostasis.
• homesteader17n. A pioneer who goes and settles on a homestead.
• homeworking24n. Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central...
• homiletical18adj. Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory.
• homogeneity20n. The condition of being homogeneous: having uniformity of constituent...
• homogeneous17adj. Of the same kind; alike, similar.
• homogenized27adj. Having been made homogenous, said especially of milk (which when...
• homogenizer26n. Any piece of equipment used to homogenize mixtures, such as a kitchen...
• homological19adj. Having a shared evolutionary origin.
• homomorphic25adj. Of or pertaining to homomorphisms.
• homonuclear18adj. Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a...
• homophonous21adj. Having the same pronunciation.
• homopolymer23n. A polymer formed from a single type of monomer.
• honeycombed24adj. Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
• honeymooner19n. A person currently on their honeymoon.
• honeysuckle23n. Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the...
• hoodwinking23n. An act of deception.
• hooliganism17n. Unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans.
• hopefulness19n. The property of being hopeful.
• hornswoggle19v. To deceive or trick.
• horological17adj. Synonym of chronometric, of or related to horologia and horology.
• horsecollar16v. To grab someone by the head or neck, using one's arms and hands as a...
• horseplayer19n. A person who bets on horse races.
• horseradish18n. A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its...
• horseriding16n. The practice of riding horses for sport or pleasure; equestrianism.
• hospitalist16n. A hospitaller.
• hospitality19n. The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining...
• hospitalize25v. To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.
• hospitaller16n. A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
• hostilities14n. Acts of war.
• hotelkeeper20n. A hotelier; a hotel owner.
• houndstooth18n. A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks.
• housebroken20adj. Trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a...
• householder18n. The owner of a house.
• housekeeper20n. Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home...
• housemaster16n. A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school.
• housemother19n. The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any...
• housewifery23n. The state or activity of being a housewife; household management...
• housewright21n. A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses....

HU

• huckleberry25n. A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color, of several plants in...
• huckstering21n. The behavior of a huckster.
• huitlacoche21n. Corn smut prepared as a delicacy.
• humiliating17adj. Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
• humiliation16n. The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride...
• hummingbird22n. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have...
• hunchbacked28adj. Having an abnormally curved or hunched back.
• hundredfold20adj. Multiplied by a hundred.

HY

• hyaluronate17n. Any salt or ester of hyaluronic acid.
• hydralazine27n. A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by...
• hydrobromic24adj. Composed of hydrogen and bromine.
• hydrocarbon22n. A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
• hydrocodone21n. A habit-forming compound that is derived from codeine and is...
• hydrocyanic25adj. Of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds.
• hydrogenase19n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the...
• hydrography27n. The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and...
• hydrologist19n. Someone who is skilled in or practises hydrology.
• hydrolysate21n. Any product of a hydrolysis reaction.
• hydrometric22adj. Concerning or applying hydrometry.
• hydropathic25adj. Relating to or offering hydropathy.
• hydrophilic25adj. Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water...
• hydrophobia25n. An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies...
• hydrophobic27adj. Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies); rabid.
• hydroponics22n. The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the...
• hydrosphere23n. All the liquid waters of the Earth or another astronomical body, as...
• hydrostatic20adj. Of or relating to hydrostatics.
• hydroxylase28n. Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the...
• hydroxyurea28n. The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an...
• hydroxyzine37n. A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an...
• hygroscopic24adj. Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
• hyoscyamine24n. A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of...
• hyperactive24adj. Having an increased state of activity.
• hyperacusis21n. A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud...
• hyperboloid22n. A particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of...
• hyperborean21n. One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north...
• hypercapnia23n. The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.
• hypercharge25n. Clipped compound of hyperonic charge: a quantum characteristic of a...
• hyperemesis21n. Severe and excessive vomiting.
• hyperextend27v. To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the...
• hyperledger21n. A distributed ledger of blockchains.
• hypermarket25n. A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.
• hypermobile23adj. Exhibiting hypermobility; able to move further than usual, as of joints.
• hyperphagia25n. Synonym of polyphagia (“excessive appetite for food”).
• hyperplasia21n. An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of...
• hypersaline19adj. Having an abnormally high salinity.
• hypersexual26adj. Excessively interested in sex.
• hypersomnia21n. Excessive sleepiness.
• hypersonics21n. The study and development of hypersonic propulsion, and hypersonic...
• hypersphere24n. The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given...
• hypertrophy27n. An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of...
• hyphenation22n. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.
• hypnopompic27adj. Relating to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake.
• hypnotising20adj. Hypnotic.
• hypochromic28adj. Describing a decrease in the intensity of a spectral band due to a...
• hypogastric22adj. Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium.
• hypoglossal20adj. Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.
• hypogonadal21adj. Of or pertaining to a defect of the reproductive system which results...
• hypointense19adj. Less than usually intense.
• hypokalemia25n. The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium...
• hypokalemic27adj. Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
• hypopharynx34n. Bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the...
• hypoplastic23adj. Of, or pertaining to hypoplasia or hypoplasty.
• hypospadias22n. A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is...
• hypotension19n. The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.
• hypotensive22adj. Having hypotension.
• hypothecate24v. To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
• hypothermia24n. Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius...
• hypothermic26adj. Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.
• hypothesize31v. To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
• hypothyroid26adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism.
• hypovolemia24n. A state of decreased blood plasma volume.
• hypovolemic26adj. Of, pertaining to hypovolemia, or characterized by low volume of blood...
• hypsometric23adj. Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea...

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How many eleven-letter words that start with H are there?

Word.ws lists 239 eleven-letter words that start with H, plus 1,691 rare ones.

What are common eleven-letter words that start with H?

hospitality, highlighted, heavyweight, handwriting, humiliation, humiliating, hostilities and handicapped.

Which of the eleven-letter words that start with H has the highest letter score?

hydroxyzine scores 37 points with the standard letter tile values.

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