Word.ws English Dictionary

8-Letter Words Starting with H

There are 414 eight-letter words that start with H on Word.ws, from habanera to hysteric. The most common are hospital, honestly, historic, horrible and handling.

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HA

  • habanera13n. A style of music from Cuba.
  • habanero13n. An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
  • habenula13n. A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the...
  • habitant13n. A member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de...
  • habitate13v. To inhabit.
  • habiting14n. Habitation; living place.
  • habitual13adj. Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and...
  • habitude14n. Habit; custom; usage.
  • hacienda14n. A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where...
  • hackable19adj. That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
  • hadronic14adj. Of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
  • haggling14n. The act of one who haggles.
  • hagoromo14n. A feathered robe worn by tennin.
  • hairball13n. A trichobezoar; a small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the...
  • hairband14n. A headband.
  • haircare13n. The care and treatment of the hair.
  • hairless11adj. Destitute of hair.
  • hairlike15adj. Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
  • hairline11n. The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
  • halachic18adj. Of or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law).
  • halation11n. The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo.
  • halfback22n. Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and...
  • halfling15n. A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a...
  • halfmoon16n. Any of certain fish in the subfamily Scorpidinae, such as.
  • halfsies14n. The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.
  • halftime16n. The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the...
  • halftone14n. Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
  • halligan12n. A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes...
  • hallmark17n. A distinguishing characteristic.
  • halloumi13n. A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.
  • hallowed15adj. Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
  • hamartia13n. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
  • hammered16adj. Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
  • hampered16adj. Impeded or encumbered, as if chained or fettered.
  • hanafuda15n. Small, rigid Japanese playing cards with colorful drawings of flowers...
  • handbags15n. An insignificant fight or argument.
  • handball14n. A ball held in, or thrown with, the hand, especially one used for one...
  • handbell14n. A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
  • handbill14n. A pruning hook.
  • handbook18n. A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of...
  • handcart14n. A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a...
  • handclap16n. A single clap of the hands.
  • handcuff20v. To apply handcuffs to someone.
  • handgrip15n. A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
  • handhold16n. A projection that one may hold onto for support, e.g. in mountain...
  • handicap16n. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
  • handknit16n. Any item knitted by hand.
  • handless12adj. Without any hands.
  • handline12n. A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel...
  • handling13n. A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with...
  • handlist12n. A list for easy reference.
  • handloom14n. A simple machine used for weaving by hand.
  • handmade15adj. Made by hand; manufactured manually.
  • handmaid15n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
  • handover15n. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one...
  • handpick20v. To pick or harvest by hand.
  • handrail12n. A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or...
  • handsewn15adj. Sewn by hand, without the use of a sewing machine.
  • handsome14adj. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly.
  • handspun14adj. Spun by hand.
  • handwash18n. A liquid soap for washing the hands.
  • handwork19n. Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
  • handyman17n. A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs...
  • hangnail12n. A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and...
  • hangover15n. Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous...
  • hangtime14n. The length of time something can stay in the air.
  • happyish21adj. Somewhat happy.
  • harambee15n. A traditional Kenyan community self-help event or organization.
  • harangue12n. An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
  • harassed12adj. Subject to harassment.
  • harasser11n. One who harasses.
  • hardback20n. A book with a solid binding.
  • hardball14n. In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
  • hardbody18n. An attractive body enhanced through weightlifting.
  • hardcore14adj. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
  • hardened13adj. Made physically hard.
  • hardener12n. One who, or that which, hardens.
  • hardhead16n. One who is practical or hardheaded.
  • hardline12n. A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting...
  • hardness12n. The quality of being hard.
  • hardpack20n. A material (such as dirt, gravel, or snow) compressed into a hard...
  • hardrock18n. Rock containing ore from which minerals are extracted.
  • hardship17n. Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
  • hardtack18n. A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly...
  • hardtail12n. (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
  • hardware15n. Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for...
  • hardwood16n. The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
  • harebell13n. A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the...
  • harewood15n. Stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making.
  • harlotry14n. The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
  • harmless13adj. Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
  • harmonia13n. A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular...
  • harmonic15adj. Pertaining to harmony.
  • harridan12n. A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
  • harrower14n. One who harrows.
  • harrying15n. The act of one who harries or harasses.
  • haruspex20n. A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who...
  • hashrate14n. The number of proof of work hashes that a mining computer can make in a...
  • hassling12n. The act of one who hassles; harassment.
  • hastings12n. Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.
  • hatchery19n. A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or...
  • hatching17n. A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel...
  • hatchway22n. A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially...
  • haterade12n. Hatred as a metaphorical beverage, especially drunk by haters.
  • hatmaker17n. Someone who makes hats.
  • haunting12adj. Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
  • hautbois13n. Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
  • havelock20n. A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect...
  • havering15adj. Hesitant; indecisive.
  • havildar15n. An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific...
  • hawfinch22n. A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick...
  • hawkshaw24n. A detective.
  • hawkweed22n. Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus...
  • hawthorn17n. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having...
  • hayfield18n. A field of hay.
  • haymaker20n. A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as...
  • haystack20n. A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
  • hazarded22adj. Having hazards.
  • hazelnut20n. The fruit of the hazel, especially of species Corylus avellana, which...
  • haziness20n. The characteristic of being hazy.

HE

  • headache17n. A pain or ache in the head.
  • headachy20adj. Suffering from a headache.
  • headband15n. A strip of fabric worn around the head.
  • headbang15v. To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to...
  • headbutt14n. A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object...
  • headcase14n. A genetic sequence that inhibits terminal branching of the trachea and...
  • headdesk17interj. Used to express frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency...
  • headedly16adv. In the specified headed manner.
  • headgear13n. Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.
  • headhunt15v. To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
  • headlamp16n. An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
  • headland13n. Coastal land that juts into the sea.
  • headless12adj. Synonym of decapitated.
  • headline12n. A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to...
  • headlock18n. A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their...
  • headlong13adv. With the head first or down.
  • headnote12n. A note at the head of a page, chapter, dictionary entry, or other...
  • headrest12n. The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
  • headroom14n. The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway...
  • headrush15n. Orthostatic hypotension, due to low blood pressure, for example when...
  • headsail12n. Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
  • headship17n. The position of a head or chief.
  • headshot15n. A portrait for branding or social media.
  • headsman14n. An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is...
  • headtube14n. The front tube of the frame of a bicycle.
  • headwall15n. The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
  • headwear15n. Clothing or other items worn on the head.
  • headwind16n. A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an...
  • headword16n. A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section...
  • headwork19n. Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
  • headwrap17n. An article of headwear in the form of a piece of cloth of any...
  • heartful14n. An amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart.
  • hearties11n. Hearty meals; warm, filling, and satisfying comfort foods (similar to...
  • heartily14adv. In a hearty manner.
  • hearting12n. Material used as fill between walls of greater structural integrity...
  • heatedly15adv. In a heated manner.
  • heathery17adj. Of, pertaining to, or abundant in heather.
  • heatless11adj. Without heat.
  • heatsink15v. To fit with a heat sink.
  • heatwave17n. A heat haze.
  • heavenly17adj. Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the...
  • heavyset17adj. Overweight.
  • hecatomb17n. A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen...
  • heckling18n. The act of one who heckles.
  • hedgehog17n. A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their...
  • hedgerow16n. A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.
  • hedonism14n. The philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly...
  • hedonist12n. Someone devoted to hedonism.
  • heedless12adj. Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
  • heelflip16n. A flip trick where the skateboarder kicks the board in order to make it...
  • hegemony17n. Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one...
  • heighten15v. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
  • heirless11adj. Without an heir.
  • heirloom13n. A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
  • heirship16n. The status of being heir to something or someone.
  • helenium13n. Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried...
  • heliacal13adj. Of or relating to the rising of a star when it first becomes visible...
  • helicase13n. An enzyme required for DNA unwinding.
  • helicity16n. The quality of being helical.
  • helicoid14adj. Having the form of a flattened helix.
  • heliodor12n. A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.
  • heliport13n. A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take...
  • hellfire14n. The fire of Hell.
  • helmeted14adj. Having or wearing a helmet, or having the appearance of wearing a...
  • helminth16n. A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.
  • helmsman15n. A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
  • helpless13adj. Unable to defend oneself.
  • helpline13n. A telephone service (or (by extension) one using email, SMS, or the...
  • helpmate15n. A person who supplies help or companionship.
  • helpmeet15n. A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.
  • hematite13n. An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
  • hematoma15n. A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken...
  • hemocyte18n. Any blood cell, especially that of an invertebrate.
  • hemostat13n. An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.
  • hempseed16n. The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.
  • henchman18n. A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
  • henequen20n. A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped...
  • henhouse14n. Synonym of hencoop.
  • hepatica15n. Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup...
  • hepatoma15n. A cancer originating in the liver.
  • hepcidin16n. A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in...
  • heptagon14n. A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
  • heraldic14adj. Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.
  • heraldry15n. The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of...
  • herdsman14n. A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially...
  • heredity15n. Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of...
  • hereunto11adv. Unto this; up until now; hereto.
  • hereupon13adv. Immediately afterwards; at this.
  • herewith17adv. With this; especially, with this letter or communication.
  • heritage12n. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  • hermetic15adj. Pertaining to the ancient Greek Olympian god Hermes.
  • herniate11v. Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the...
  • herpetic15adj. Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused...
  • herstory14n. History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a...
  • hesitant11adj. Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
  • hesitate11v. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or...
  • heuchera16n. Any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells...
  • hexagram21n. A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral...

HI

  • hibernal13adj. Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal.
  • hibiscus15n. A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus...
  • hiccough19n. Dated spelling of hiccup.
  • hideaway18n. A hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people.
  • hierarch16n. One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief...
  • hieratic13adj. Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially...
  • higgledy17adj. Synonym of higgledy-piggledy.
  • highback23n. Part of a boot binding that extends from the back of the foot to cover...
  • highball17n. A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.
  • highborn17adj. Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing.
  • highbush20adj. Being, or coming from, a bush of high stature (used in names of certain...
  • highgate16n. A highway.
  • highland16n. A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
  • highlife18n. A genre of music that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century...
  • highline15n. An elevated slackline; a slackline which is mounted across a deep drop...
  • highness15n. The state of being high.
  • highpass17adj. Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a...
  • hightail15v. To move at full speed, especially in retreat.
  • highwire18n. A wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts.
  • hijacked25adj. Of a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, computer, etc.: whose control has been...
  • hijacker24n. Someone who hijacks.
  • hilarity14n. A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
  • hillside12n. The side of a hill.
  • hillsman13n. A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills (hillspeople).
  • hillstar11n. One of several varieties of hummingbirds, principally of genus...
  • himation13n. A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually...
  • hinderer12n. One who, or that which, hinders.
  • hindfoot15n. A rear foot.
  • hindhead16n. The rear part of the head.
  • hipsters13n. A female undergarment with wider side sections than conventional...
  • hiragana12n. The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native...
  • hireling12n. A horse for hire.
  • historic13adj. Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in...
  • hitching17n. The act by which something is hitched.
  • hitherto14adv. Up to this or that time.
  • hitmaker17n. A musician who frequently produces hits; a star.
  • hittable13adj. Able to be hit; fit to be hit.
  • hitwoman16n. The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire.
  • hivemind17n. A collection of minds somehow linked or unified, possibly as if by...

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  • hoarding13n. A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and...
  • hoarsely14adv. With a dry, harsh voice.
  • hobbyist18n. A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.
  • hogshead16n. A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity for...
  • hohlraum16n. A cavity whose walls are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the...
  • hoisting12n. The act by which something is hoisted.
  • holdback20n. A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.
  • holdfast15n. Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
  • holdover15n. Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
  • holeshot14n. The position of being the first rider to pass the first turn of the...
  • holidays15n. (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially...
  • holiness11n. The state or condition of being holy.
  • holistic13adj. Related to holism.
  • holloway17n. A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either...
  • hollowly17adv. In a hollow manner.
  • holodeck18n. A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training...
  • hologram14n. A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
  • holonomy16n. Given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P...
  • holotype16n. The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to...
  • homebody19n. A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in...
  • homebred16adj. Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous.
  • homebrew18n. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
  • homecare15n. The care and maintenance of one's home.
  • homegirl14n. A female friend.
  • homeland14n. The country that one regards as home.
  • homeless13adj. Lacking a permanent place of residence.
  • homelife16n. The manner in which a person conducts themselves at home, as opposed to...
  • homelike17adj. Having the comfortable characteristics of a home.
  • homemade16adj. Made at home.
  • homeobox22n. A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the...
  • homeotic15adj. Of or pertaining to homeosis.
  • homeport15n. The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is...
  • homeroom15n. A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for...
  • homesick19adj. Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
  • homesite13n. The plot of land on which a house is or can be built.
  • homespun15adj. Spun in the home.
  • homestay16n. A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board...
  • hometime15n. The time when pupils go home at the end of the school day.
  • hometown16n. An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main...
  • homeward17adv. Towards home.
  • homeware16n. Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and cushions.
  • homework20n. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts...
  • homicide16n. The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or...
  • homilist13n. Someone who prepares or preaches homilies.
  • hominoid14n. Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily...
  • homodyne17adj. Pertaining to two waves which originate from a single radiation source...
  • homology17n. Specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of...
  • homonymy21n. The property of being a homonym.
  • homotopy18n. A continuous deformation of one continuous function or map to another.
  • honestly14adv. In an honest manner.
  • honeydew18n. A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by...
  • honeypot16n. A pot of honey.
  • honorary14adj. Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
  • honoured12adj. Respected, having received honour.
  • honouree11n. One who receives an honour or award.
  • hoodless12adj. Not having, or wearing, a hood.
  • hoodwink19v. To deceive using a disguise; to beguile, dupe, mislead.
  • hookworm20n. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease...
  • hooligan12n. A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of...
  • hoonigan12n. Someone who hoons, that is, drives in a reckless manner.
  • hoosegow15n. A jail.
  • hoovered15adj. Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; vacuum-cleaned.
  • hopeless13adj. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
  • horchata16n. A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or...
  • hormesis13n. A phenomenon in which an environmental agent or stressor produces a...
  • hormonal13adj. Pertaining to hormones.
  • hormones13n. Hormone replacement therapy.
  • hornbeam15n. A tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged...
  • hornbill13n. Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a...
  • hornbook17n. A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of...
  • hornfels14n. Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and...
  • hornless11adj. Without horns.
  • hornpipe15n. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at...
  • horntail11n. The wood wasp.
  • hornworm16n. A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process.
  • hornwort14n. Any of certain bryophytes, of phylum Anthocerotophyta, with a leafless...
  • horology15n. The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping...
  • horrible13n. A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a...
  • horribly16adv. In a horrible way; very badly.
  • horridly15adv. In a horrid manner.
  • horrific16adj. Causing horror; horrifying.
  • horsebox20n. A motor vehicle for transporting horses.
  • horsefly17n. Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that...
  • horseman13n. A man who rides a horse.
  • hosepipe15n. A flexible pipe for carrying water or other liquids.
  • hospital13n. A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors...
  • hospodar14n. A title borne by the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia.
  • hostelry14n. An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and...
  • hostname13n. The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is...
  • hotelier11n. Someone who owns or runs a hotel.
  • hothouse14n. A heated greenhouse.
  • hotplate13n. A semiportable stove.
  • houlihan14n. A kind of lasso throw.
  • hounding13n. Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
  • hourlong12adj. Which lasts an hour, or approximately so.
  • houseboy16n. A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former...
  • housefly17n. Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
  • houseful14n. As many as a house will hold.
  • houseman13n. A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
  • housetop13n. The roof of a house.
  • hoverfly20n. Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air...
  • hovering15n. The act of one who hovers.
  • howitzer23n. A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and...

HU

  • huarache16n. A Mexican sandal.
  • huckster17n. A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a...
  • hugeness12n. The quality of being huge; immensity.
  • huggable15adj. Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.
  • humanely16adv. In a humane manner.
  • humanism15n. The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially...
  • humanist13n. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
  • humanity16n. Humankind; human beings as a group.
  • humanize22v. To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a...
  • humanoid14adj. Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being...
  • humbling16n. An event which causes humiliation; a setdown.
  • humidify20v. To increase the humidity in the air.
  • humidity17n. Dampness, especially that of the air.
  • humility16n. The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and...
  • hummable17adj. Suitable for humming or humming along to.
  • hummocky24adj. Having hummocks.
  • humorist13n. A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous...
  • humorous13adj. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  • humoured14adj. Having a disposition or mood of a specified kind.
  • humpback23n. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the...
  • hunching17n. The motion by which something is hunched.
  • hungered13adj. Hungry; in need of food.
  • hungover15adj. Suffering from a hangover.
  • hungrily15adv. In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.
  • huntress11n. A female hunter.
  • huntsman13n. A hunter.
  • hurdling13n. A track and field running event where the runners have to jump over a...
  • hurrying15n. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.
  • hurtling12n. The act of something being hurtled or thrown.
  • husbando14n. A fictional male character from non-live-action visual media (typically...
  • hustings12n. A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
  • hustling12n. Act of one who hustles.

HY

  • hyacinth19n. Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean...
  • hydrated16adj. Combined chemically with water.
  • hydrator15n. Something that hydrates.
  • hydrilla15n. An aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata.
  • hydrogel16n. A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a...
  • hydrogen16n. The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1...
  • hydronic17adj. Being or relating to a heating system that involves circulating hot...
  • hydrosol15n. A sol (solid-in-liquid colloid) in which the continuous phase...
1,209 rare eight-letter words that start with H

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Questions about these words

How many eight-letter words that start with H are there?
Word.ws lists 414 eight-letter words that start with H, plus 1,209 rare ones.
What are common eight-letter words that start with H?
hospital, honestly, historic, horrible, handling, heritage, humanity and hardware.
Which of the eight-letter words that start with H has the highest letter score?
hydroxyl scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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