Words That Start with HI

2-letter words that start with HI

• hi5interj. A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.

3-letter words that start with HI

• hic8interj. An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate...
• hie6v. To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
• hig7n. A huff; a fit of passion, annoyance, or offense.
• him8pron. With dative effect or as an indirect object.
• hin6n. A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
• hip8n. The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the...
• his6det. Belonging to him.
• hit6v. To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

4-letter words that start with HI

• hiam9adj. Hot and spicy.
• hiba9n. The conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is...
• hick13v. To hiccup.
• hide8v. To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder...
• hidy11adj. Of coffee: having a characteristic leathery taste.
• hifu10n. A protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their...
• high11adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
• hihi10n. Synonym of stitchbird.
• hike11n. A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
• hiki11n. A copper coin used in Japan in the Sengoku period, equal to 10 mon.
• hile7n. A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to...
• hill7n. An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
• hilt7n. The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed...
• hind8adj. Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
• hing8n. Asafoetida, especially when used as a seasoning.
• hink11v. To think optimistically.
• hint7n. A clue.
• hipe9n. A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground...
• hird8n. In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions...
• hire7n. A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
• hirn7n. Corner; nook; hiding-place.
• hiss7n. A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an...
• hist7interj. An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.
• hive10n. A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of...
• hiya10interj. An informal greeting, hi, hello.
• hiyo10interj. Drawing attention to a preceding joke or pun.
• hizb18n. Each of the roughly equilongitudinal 60 parts in which the Quran has...

5-letter words that start with HI

• hided10adj. Having hide (skin) of a specified kind.
• hider9n. One who hides oneself or a thing.
• hield9v. To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
• hight12v. To call, name.
• hijab17n. A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and...
• hijra15n. A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
• hiker12n. One who hikes, especially frequently.
• hilal8adj. Of or pertaining to a hilum.
• hilar8adj. Relating to or near a hilum.
• hillo8v. To holler, shout loudly at someone.
• hills8n. A region in which there are many hills; a hilly area.
• hilly11adj. Abundant in hills; having many hills.
• hilsa8n. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish...
• hilum10n. The eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or...
• hinge9n. A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
• hinky15adj. Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having...
• hinny11n. The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female...
• hiper10n. A wrestler who uses the hipe technique.
• hippo12n. An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.
• hippy15adj. Having large or prominent hips.
• hissy11adj. Accompanied with hisses.
• hitch13n. A sudden pull.
• hiver11n. One who collects bees into a hive.
• hives11n. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in...

6-letter words that start with HI

• hiatal9adj. Relating to a hiatus.
• hiatus9n. A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
• hiccup15n. A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
• hickey18n. A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the...
• hidden11adj. Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
• hiding11n. A state of concealment.
• higher13n. A national school-leaving examination and university entrance...
• highly16adv. In a high or esteemed manner.
• hijabi18n. A person, usually a Muslim woman, who wears a hijab.
• hijack22v. To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to...
• hiking14n. Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.
• hikmah18n. Wisdom and understanding about the divine.
• hilted10adj. Having a hilt.
• hinder10v. To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
• hinged11adj. Affixed by a hinge, as a door.
• hinoki13n. A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
• hipped14adj. Having hips or a feature resembling hips.
• hipper13n. A hip boot.
• hippie13n. A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
• hiring10n. The act by which an employee is hired.
• hisbah14n. An Islamic doctrine that requires upholding community morals and law...
• hispid12adj. Covered in short, stiff hairs.
• hitbox18n. An invisible shape bounding all or part of a model (in a video game...
• hither12adv. Over here.
• hitman11n. A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
• hitter9n. One who or that which hits.
• hiving13n. The process by which something is hived; separation and storage.

7-letter words that start with 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.

8-letter words that start with 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...

9-letter words that start with HI

• hibakusha21n. A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• hibernate14v. To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity...
• hiccuping19n. The making of a hiccup noise.
• hidebound16adj. Bound with the hide of an animal.
• hideously16adv. In a hideous manner.
• hierarchy20n. A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
• hieromonk18n. A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
• highchair21n. An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding...
• highlands17n. A high area of land, lands higher than surrounding areas.
• highlight20n. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is...
• highliner16n. A successful fisherman who catches significant numbers of fish.
• highstand17n. An interval during which the sea level was above the edge of a...
• highwater19n. Synonym of high water.
• hijacking26n. The act of one who hijacks (in any sense).
• hilarious12adj. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
• hillbilly17v. To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated...
• hillclimb18n. An instance of climbing (ascending) a hill in a car, especially...
• hillcrest14n. The crest of a hill.
• hillslope14n. A slope of a hill.
• hindbrain15n. The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and...
• hindering14adj. Harmful; that hinders.
• hindrance15n. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems...
• hindsight17n. Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events...
• hirsutism14n. Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is...
• histamine14n. An amine, C₅H₉N₃, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes...
• histidine13n. An essential amino acid C₆H₉N₃O₂ found in most animal proteins...
• histogram15n. A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with...
• histology16n. The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and...
• historial12adj. Synonym of historical or historic.
• historian12n. A writer of history.
• hitchhike24v. To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of...
• hitmarker18n. An audiovisual cue indicating that an enemy has been hit.

10-letter words that start with HI

• hiccupping22n. The making of a hiccup noise.
• hiddenness15n. The state, property or quality of being hidden.
• hierarchal18adj. Relating to a hierarch.
• hierarchic20adj. Synonym of hierarchal (“pertaining to a hierarch (high-ranking...
• hieroglyph22n. An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.
• hierophant18n. An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially...
• highfather23n. A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a...
• highlander18n. A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
• highlights21n. Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most...
• highwayman25n. A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public...
• hikikomori23n. A Japanese phenomenon whereby a person becomes a recluse from society...
• hindmargin17n. The hindmost edge, especially when it differs in some property from the...
• hinterland14n. The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
• hippodrome20n. A horse racing course.
• hippogriff24n. A mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring...
• histologic16adj. Of or pertaining to histology.
• historical15adj. Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly)...
• histrionic15adj. Of or relating to actors or acting.
• hitchhiker25n. A person or thing that hitchhikes.

11-letter words that start with 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.

12-letter words that start with HI

• hidradenitis17n. Inflammation of the sweat glands.
• hierarchical22adj. Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
• hieroglyphic26n. A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other...
• highlighting24n. The visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.
• hippopotamus23n. A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family...
• histiocytoma22n. A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
• histogenesis16n. The formation and development of the tissues of an organism from...
• histological18adj. Pertaining to histology.
• historically20adv. In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical...

13-letter words that start with HI

• hilariousness16n. The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
• histiocytosis21n. An excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.
• histochemical25adj. Of or pertaining to histochemistry.

14-letter words that start with HI

• hierarchically27adv. Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy.
• histochemistry27n. The branch of histology dealing with the chemistry of cells and tissues.
• histologically23adv. In a histological manner.
• histopathology26n. The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a...
• histoplasmosis21n. A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often...
• historiography26n. The writing of history; a written history.

15-letter words that start with HI

• histopathologic26adj. Of or pertaining to histopathology.
• historiographer24n. A scholar who studies historiography.
• historiographic26adj. Relating to the writing of history.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with HI are there?

Word.ws lists 248 words that start with HI, plus 776 rare ones.

What are common words that start with HI?

his, him, high, history, hit, himself, higher and hi.

Which of the words that start with HI has the highest letter score?

hitchhiking scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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