7-Letter Words Starting with H

All 369 seven-letter words that start with H

HA

• habitat12n. Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
• habited13adj. Dressed in a habit.
• habitus12n. Habitude; mode of life; bearing.
• hackery19n. A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
• hacking17adj. Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
• hackler16n. A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a...
• hackman18n. The driver of a hack (a carriage, cab, or taxi).
• hackney19n. A carriage for hire or a cab.
• hacksaw19n. A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal.
• hadaway17interj. Begone, be off, go away.
• haddock18n. A saltwater fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic...
• hafnium15n. A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous...
• hagfish17n. Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a...
• haggard13adj. Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition.
• haggart12n. A farmyard or small enclosed field; a vegetable patch or kitchen garden.
• haggler12n. A person who haggles.
• hailing11n. The act by which somebody is hailed.
• haining11n. A hain or enclosure.
• haircut12n. The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber...
• hairnet10n. A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.
• hairpin12n. A pin or fastener for the hair.
• hakurei14n. A type of round, white turnip from Japan.
• halberd13n. A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like...
• halcyon15n. A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology...
• halfway19adv. Half of the way between two points.
• halfwit16n. Someone lacking in intelligence.
• halibut12n. A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the...
• hallelu10interj. Synonym of hallelujah.
• hallier10n. A kind of net for catching birds.
• hallion10n. A rascal.
• hallman12n. A person in charge of a hall or corridor.
• hallows13n. The relics or remains of a saint, or the shrines in which they are kept.
• hallway16n. A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
• halogen11n. Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine...
• halting11adj. Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
• halving14n. The process or instance of dividing in half.
• halyard14n. A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
• hamachi17n. Japanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata).
• hambone14n. The bone at the center of a ham.
• hamburg15n. A Hamburg steak.
• hamfest15n. An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment.
• hammock20n. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six...
• hamster12n. Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily...
• handbag14n. A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal...
• handbra13n. The act of covering the nipples and areolae with the hands, sometimes...
• handcar13n. A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism.
• handcut13adj. Cut by hand.
• handful14n. The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
• handgun12n. A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and...
• handily14adv. In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
• handing12n. The act by which something is handed to somebody.
• handled12adj. Having a handle or handles, often of a specified number or kind.
• handler11n. One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
• handman13n. One who assembles printing type by hand.
• handout11n. An act of handing out something.
• handsaw14n. A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
• handsel11n. A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new...
• handset11n. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and...
• hangdog13n. A base, degraded person.
• hanging12adj. Suspended.
• hangman13n. An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
• hangout11n. A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.
• hanshaw16n. A heronsew.
• hanuman12n. An entellus (Semnopithecus entellus, syn. Presbytis entellus).
• hapkido17n. An eclectic Korean martial art founded by Choi Young-sul, a student of...
• hapless12adj. Especially of a person, unfortunate.
• haploid13adj. Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the...
• happies14n. The act or state of being happy; happiness.
• happily17adv. In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
• haptics14n. The study of the sense of touch.
• harakat14n. Diacritics marking short vowels in Arabic script.
• harbour12n. Standard spelling of harbor.
• hardhat14n. A person who wears a hard hat, such as a construction worker.
• hardily14adv. In a hardy manner.
• hardman13n. A man who is particularly tough or muscular.
• hardpan13n. A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water.
• hardsub13n. A subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.
• hardtop13n. The removable rigid roof of a convertible or sports car.
• hardway17n. A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two...
• harelip12n. A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of...
• haricot12n. Synonym of common bean.
• harissa10n. A North African spice mix, containing chillis, garlic and salt, used as...
• harking15n. The act of harking back; a reversion or return.
• harling11n. The act or process of surfacing a wall with a slurry of pebbles or...
• harmala12n. A harmala alkaloid.
• harmful15adj. Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
• harmine12n. A fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of...
• harmony15n. Agreement or accord.
• harness10n. A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network...
• harpist12n. Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.
• harpoon12n. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large...
• harried11adj. Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.
• harrier10n. One who harries.
• harshly16adv. In a harsh manner; severely.
• hartley13n. A unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information...
• hartree10n. The atomic unit of energy, defined as 2R_∞hc, where R_∞ is the Rydberg...
• harumph17interj. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
• harvest13n. The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
• hashing14n. The computation of a hash value.
• hashish16n. The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are...
• hassler10n. One who hassles.
• hassock16n. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock.
• hastily13adv. In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
• hasting11n. An act of urging onward.
• hatband13n. A band fastened around a hat.
• hatcher15n. One who hatches, such as a chicken farmer.
• hatchet15n. A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
• hatchie15n. A dragon that has just emerged from its shell; a baby/young dragon; a...
• hateful13adj. Evoking a feeling of hatred.
• hatless10adj. Not possessing, or not wearing, a hat.
• hattery13n. A shop that sells hats.
• hatting11n. The manufacture of hats.
• hauberk16n. A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European...
• haughty17adj. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful...
• haulage11n. The act of hauling.
• haulier10n. A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
• hauling11n. Haulage.
• haunted11adj. Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
• haunter10n. One who haunts.
• hauteur10n. Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.
• hawking18n. Action of the verb to hawk.
• hawkish20adj. Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
• hayfork20n. A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
• haylage14n. A type of silage with a high dry-matter content, made from the same...
• hayloft16n. The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.
• hayride14n. A recreational ride in a vehicle full of hay.
• hayseed14n. Seeds from grass that has become hay.
• hayward17n. One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of...
• haywire16n. Wire used to bind bales of hay.

HE

• headass11n. Forming insults denoting a person of a specified kind.
• headend12n. A cable TV control center, at which terrestrial and satellite signals...
• headies11n. High-grade marijuana.
• heading12n. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section...
• headman13n. An executioner who beheads people.
• headpat13n. A pat on the head, typically as a sign of affection.
• headset11n. A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone...
• headway17n. A movement ahead or forward.
• healing11n. The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair...
• healthy16adj. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
• heaping13adj. Containing a heap (of something). (Compare heaped.).
• hearing11adj. Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.
• hearken14v. To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something).
• hearsay13n. Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be...
• hearted11adj. Having a specified kind or number of heart.
• hearten10v. To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
• heartly13adj. Full of heart; cordial; from the heart; hearty.
• heathen13adj. Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
• heather13n. An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small...
• heating11n. A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare...
• heatmap14v. To create a heat map of.
• heavens13n. The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
• heavily16adv. With a great weight.
• heaving14adj. Crowded with people.
• heckler16n. One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.
• heckuva19adj. Heck of a; extreme.
• hectare12n. A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000...
• hedging13n. The act of one who hedges (in various senses).
• hedonic13adj. Of or relating to pleasure.
• heedful14adj. Taking heed.
• heelies10n. Trainers with one or more wheels fitted to the heel, allowing the...
• heeling11n. An inclination to one side; a tilt.
• hegemon13n. A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a...
• heights14n. A neighborhood or other development built on a hill or mountain.
• heiling11n. The act of greeting with a Sieg Heil.
• heinous10adj. Totally reprehensible.
• heiress10n. A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
• heister10n. A thief or burglar.
• helical12adj. In the shape of a helix.
• helicon12n. A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
• helipad13n. A small landing area for helicopters.
• hellcat12n. A witch.
• hellier10n. One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
• hellion10n. An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
• hellish13adj. Infernal, related or similar to hell.
• hellman12n. A daredevil.
• helluva13adj. (A) hell of a; extreme.
• helpful15adj. Furnishing help; gives aid; useful.
• helping13n. The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
• hemline12n. The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; hem.
• hemlock18n. Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
• hemming15n. The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
• henbane12n. Any member of the species Hyoscyamus niger of poisonous plants, used...
• hennaed11adj. Dyed with henna.
• heparan12n. A biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate.
• heparin12n. A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits...
• hepatic14adj. Of or relating to the liver.
• heptane12n. Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₇H₁₆...
• herbage13n. Herbs collectively.
• herbert12n. A working-class youth, especially male.
• herding12n. An act by which individuals are herded.
• herdman13n. Someone who herds animals; a herdsman.
• herefor13adv. For this: instead or in consideration of this, with a view to this.
• heretic12n. Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a...
• hernani10n. A thin silk or woollen material for women's dresses.
• heroics12n. The actions of a hero.
• heroism12n. The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery...
• heronry13n. A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
• herring11n. A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
• herself13pron. Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as...
• hessian10n. A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making...
• hexagon18n. A polygon with six sides and six angles.
• hexamer19n. An oligomer having six subunits.
• hexapla19n. A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the...
• hexapod20n. Any organism, being or robot with six legs.

HI

• hibachi17n. A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
• hiccups16n. The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus...
• hickock22n. A hiccup.
• hickory19n. Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and...
• hidalgo12n. A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.
• hideous11adj. Extremely or shockingly ugly.
• hideout11n. A place to hide.
• higashi14n. The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke.
• highboy19n. A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs.
• highway20n. A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
• hilding12n. A wretch, a contemptible person.
• hilling11n. The act or process of heaping up earth around plants.
• hillman12n. A native or inhabitant of hilly or mountainous country; a tribesman who...
• hillock16n. A small hill.
• hilltop12n. The peak or crest of a hill.
• himself15pron. Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the...
• hindgut12n. The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the...
• hinting11n. The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
• hiplife15n. A Ghanaian style of music that fuses highlife and hip-hop.
• hipness12n. The characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness.
• hippity17adv. Unevenly; by hopping.
• hipshot15adj. Having a dislocated hip.
• hipster12n. A person who is hip, being keenly interested in the latest trends or...
• hiraeth13n. A feeling of homesickness, longing or yearning for something...
• hirsute10adj. Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.
• hisself13pron. Himself.
• hissing11adj. That produces or is accompanied with a hiss.
• histone10n. Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic...
• history13n. The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
• hitcher15n. A hitchhiker.
• hitless10adj. Without any successful songs.
• hitting11n. A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.

HO

• hoarded12adj. Amassed or accumulated, usually to an excess.
• hoarder11n. One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially...
• hoatzin19n. A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order...
• hoaxing18n. The perpetration of a hoax.
• hobnail12n. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
• hoedown14n. A type of American folk or square dance.
• hogback19n. A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,.
• hogfish17n. Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the...
• hogging13n. The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual...
• hognose11adj. Having an upturned snout like a pig's.
• hogwash17n. Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
• hogweed15n. Any coarse weedy herb.
• holdall11n. A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
• holding12n. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
• holdout11n. One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an...
• holiday14n. A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is...
• holland11n. A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
• holmium14n. A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and...
• holster10n. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
• homeboy17n. Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
• hominid13n. Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all...
• hominin12n. Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that...
• hommage15n. A homage, especially something in an artwork which has been done in...
• homolog13n. A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via...
• homonym17n. A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
• homosex19n. Homosexual sexual intercourse.
• honesty13n. The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
• honeyed14adj. Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
• honkers14adj. Drunk.
• honking15n. A sound that honks.
• honoree10n. One who receives an honor or award.
• hoochie15n. Playful or affectionate term of address for a woman.
• hooding12n. The expansion of the neck of an elapid called hood.
• hoodlum13n. A gangster; a hired thug.
• hoodman13n. A member of a youth subculture group that listens to urban music, wears...
• hoodrat11n. A sexually promiscuous woman.
• hooking15n. The act of catching or fastening something on a hook.
• hooptie12n. An old car that has been remodeled or reformed in some way, shape, or...
• hooters10n. A woman's breasts.
• hooting11n. The sound of a hoot, or the occasion of producing this sound.
• hopeful15adj. Feeling hope.
• hoplite12n. A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a...
• hopping15n. Hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday...
• hoppity17interj. Nonce variation of the word hop, usually used to indicate a series of...
• horcrux19n. In Harry Potter, an object in which a wizard has concealed a part of...
• horizon19n. The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears...
• hormone12n. Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to...
• horndog12n. A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.
• horning11n. The activity of blowing the horn of a train.
• hornish13adj. Somewhat like horn or a horn.
• hornist10n. Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical...
• horrify16v. To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience...
• horsing11n. The military punishment of placing somebody on the back of another...
• hosanna10interj. A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews...
• hosiery13n. Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
• hospice14n. A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a...
• hostage11n. A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the...
• hostess10n. A female host.
• hostile10adj. Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an...
• hosting11n. Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.
• hostler10n. A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
• hotcake16n. Synonym of pancake.
• hotdish14n. A variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat...
• hotfoot13n. The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a...
• hotline10n. A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate...
• hotlist10n. A list of items of special interest (such as highest priority...
• hotness10n. The condition of being hot, heat.
• hotshot13adj. Highly skilled.
• hotspur12n. Somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive.
• hotting11n. Riding in a high-performance stolen car, especially as a form of...
• hotwife16n. A married female swinger; a wife who has sex with people other than her...
• houbara12n. A houbara bustard.
• houngan11n. A (male) voodoo priest.
• housing11n. The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for...
• howbeit15conj. Although.
• however16adv. Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
• howling14n. The act of producing howls.
• howlite13n. A calcium borosilicate hydroxide found in evaporite deposits.

HR

• hryvnia16n. The currency of Ukraine, symbol ₴, divided into 100 kopiykas.

HU

• hubbing15n. The arrangement of a transportation network as a hub-and-spoke model.
• hubster12n. A husband.
• hucking17n. The action of to huck; The practice of making big jumps (off...
• huddled13adj. Crowded together in a huddle.
• huffily19adv. In a huffy manner.
• huffing17n. The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.
• hugging13n. The act of giving a hug.
• hulking15adj. Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.
• humanly15adv. In a human manner.
• humbled15adj. Humiliated; weakened; made to be of a lower status.
• humbler14n. One who humbles.
• humbles14n. Entrails of a deer.
• humdrum15adj. Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
• humeral12adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder.
• humerus12n. The bone of the upper arm.
• humidex20n. A measurement used by Canadian meteorologists to reflect the combined...
• humidor13n. A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity...
• humming15adj. Making a hum sound.
• hummock20n. A small hill; a hillock; a knoll.
• humoral12adj. Relating to the body fluids or humours.
• humping15n. A hump or mound.
• humulin12n. Lupulin (extract of hops).
• hundert11n. Hundred.
• hundred12n. A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a...
• hunkers14n. The haunches.
• hunting11n. The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with...
• hurdler11n. An athlete who competes in the hurdling event.
• hurdles11n. A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by...
• hurling11n. The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
• hurried11adj. Done in a hurry; rushed.
• hurtful13adj. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
• hurting11n. A sensation that hurts.
• husband13n. A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to...
• hushing14n. The act of one who hushes, or calls for silence.
• huskily17adv. In a husky manner.
• husking15n. The act or process of husking maize.
• husting11n. A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
• hustler10n. One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.

HY

• hyaline13adj. Glassy, transparent; amorphous.
• hyaloid14adj. Transparent or glassy.
• hydatid15n. A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm...
• hydrant14n. An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe...
• hydrate14n. A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
• hydride15n. A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.
• hydroid15n. Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a...
• hydrops16n. The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
• hydrous14adj. Containing combined water; hydrated.
• hydroxy24adj. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
• hygiene14n. The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
• hymnody19n. The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms.
• hyphema20n. The presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.
• hypoxia22n. A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of...
• hypoxic24adj. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
• hystrix20n. Ichthyosis hystrix.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 369 seven-letter words that start with H, plus 709 rare ones.

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

however, history, himself, husband, holding, hearing, healthy and helping.

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

hypoxic scores 24 points with the standard letter tile values.

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