Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with HO

There are 683 words that start with HO on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 8 letters (103 words). The words used most often are how, home, house, however and hope.

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2-letter words that start with HO

  • ho5interj. Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.

3-letter words that start with HO

  • hoa6interj. Ho; hey; a call for attention.
  • hob8n. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
  • hod7n. A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or...
  • hoe6n. An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle...
  • hof9n. An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.
  • hog7n. Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the...
  • hok10n. A kind of small hut.
  • hon6n. A term of endearment; Honey, sweetheart.
  • hoo6pron. She.
  • hop8n. A short jump.
  • hor6pron. Her.
  • hot6adj. Having or giving off a high temperature.
  • how9adv. To what degree or extent.
  • hox13v. To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
  • hoy9n. A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying...

4-letter words that start with HO

  • hoar7n. A white or greyish-white colour.
  • hoax14v. To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been...
  • hobo9n. A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally...
  • hock13n. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still...
  • hode8v. To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.
  • hodl8v. To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin.
  • hods8n. Lots, loads.
  • hogg9n. A young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth.
  • hoit7v. To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool.
  • hoka11n. Synonym of red codling.
  • hoke11v. To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have...
  • hoki11n. The blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake.
  • hola7interj. Hello, hi, hey.
  • hold8v. To grasp or grip.
  • hole7n. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a...
  • holm9n. Small island, islet.
  • holo7n. A hologram.
  • hols7n. Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling).
  • holt7n. A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
  • holy10adj. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
  • home9n. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives...
  • homi9n. A homicide.
  • homo9n. Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
  • homy12adj. Homely.
  • hone7n. A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the...
  • hong8n. A foreign trading company in China.
  • honk11v. To use a car horn.
  • honu7n. A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
  • hood8n. A head covering placed on falcons to inhibit their vision.
  • hoof10n. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer...
  • hook11n. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the...
  • hoon7n. A pimp.
  • hoop9n. A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
  • hoot7n. A derisive cry or shout.
  • hope9v. To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it...
  • hops9n. Term of address for a guy.
  • hora7n. A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture...
  • hork11v. To foul up; to be occupied with difficulty, tangle, or unpleasantness...
  • horn7n. A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of...
  • horo7n. A large cloak worn by Japanese warriors to protect against arrows.
  • hose7n. A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
  • hoss7n. A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one...
  • host7n. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or...
  • hots7n. A condition of physical attraction toward (for) someone.
  • hour7n. A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
  • hove10v. To remain; delay.
  • howl10n. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of...
  • hoya10n. Any plant of the genus Hoya.

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5-letter words that start with HO

  • hoard9n. A hidden supply or fund.
  • hoary11adj. White, whitish, or greyish-white.
  • hobby15n. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
  • hocus10v. To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
  • hodge10n. A rustic; a country person.
  • hogan9n. A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge...
  • hoist8v. To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a...
  • hokey15adj. Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy...
  • holed9adj. Having one or more holes.
  • holey11adj. Having, or being full of, holes.
  • holla8v. To shout out or greet casually.
  • holly11n. Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex...
  • homed11adj. Having a home, or homes.
  • homer10n. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US...
  • homey13adj. Befitting a home; cozy, intimate.
  • homie10n. Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's...
  • honda9n. A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which...
  • honed9adj. Made sharp.
  • honey11n. A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by...
  • honky15n. A white (Caucasian) person.
  • honor8n. Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone...
  • hooch13n. An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and...
  • hoody12n. The hooded crow.
  • hooky15n. Absence from school or work; truancy.
  • hoops10n. Basketball.
  • hoppy15adj. Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops.
  • horde9n. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic...
  • horry11adj. Impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul.
  • horse8n. A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history...
  • horst8n. A block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised...
  • hosed9adj. Wearing hose.
  • hotch13v. To move irregularly up and down.
  • hotel8n. A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in...
  • hotly11adv. With great amounts of heat.
  • hound9n. A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for...
  • house8n. A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
  • hovel11n. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from...
  • hover11v. To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the...
  • howdy15interj. An informal greeting.
  • hoyer11n. A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and...

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6-letter words that start with HO

  • hoarse9adj. Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat...
  • hobbit13n. A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and...
  • hobble13n. One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses...
  • hockey18n. Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a...
  • hodder11n. A coal miner who hauls hods from the workface.
  • hoeing10n. The act of digging, weeding, etc. with a hoe.
  • holder10n. A thing that holds.
  • holler9n. A yell, shout.
  • hollow12n. A small valley between mountains.
  • holmes11n. An informal term of address, like man or dude.
  • homage12n. A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her...
  • hombre13n. A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man.
  • homely14adj. Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
  • homily14n. A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
  • homing12adj. That self-adjusts its trajectory to home in on a target; (of a weapon)...
  • honcho14n. Boss, leader.
  • honest9adj. Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling...
  • honing10n. The process by which something is honed.
  • honors9adj. At an excelling level in academics.
  • honour9n. British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
  • hooded11adj. Wearing a hood.
  • hoodie10n. A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo...
  • hoodoo10n. A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from...
  • hookah16n. A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water...
  • hooked14adj. Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
  • hooker13n. One who, or that which, hooks.
  • hookup15n. A connection.
  • hooper11n. The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
  • hoopla11n. A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
  • hooray12interj. Used to express approval, joy or victory.
  • hoover12n. A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
  • hoping12adj. Filled with or inspiring hope.
  • hopped14adj. Impregnated with hops.
  • hopper13n. One who or that which hops.
  • horned10adj. Having horns.
  • horner9n. Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns.
  • hornet9n. Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped...
  • horrid10adj. Causing horror or dread.
  • horror9n. An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
  • horses9n. Horsepower.
  • hostel9n. An overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation...
  • hotbed12n. A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure...
  • hotter9n. One who steals a vehicle in order to joyride.
  • hottie9n. A physically or sexually attractive person.
  • hourly12adj. Occurring every hour.
  • housed10adj. Enclosed, provided or covered with a house.
  • houser9n. One who, or that which, houses.
  • howler12n. That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler...

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7-letter words that start with HO

  • hoarded12adj. Amassed or accumulated, usually to an excess.
  • hoarder11n. One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially...
  • hoedown14n. A type of American folk or square dance.
  • hogging13n. The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual...
  • hogwash17n. Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • honesty13n. The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
  • honeyed14adj. Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
  • honking15n. A sound that honks.
  • honoree10n. One who receives an honor or award.
  • hoochie15n. Playful or affectionate term of address for a woman.
  • hoodlum13n. A gangster; a hired thug.
  • hooking15n. The act of catching or fastening something on a hook.
  • hooters10n. A woman's breasts.
  • hooting11n. The sound of a hoot, or the occasion of producing this sound.
  • hopeful15adj. Feeling hope.
  • hopping15n. Hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday...
  • 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...
  • horning11n. The activity of blowing the horn of a train.
  • 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.
  • hotline10n. A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate...
  • 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...
  • housing11n. The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for...
  • however16adv. Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
  • howling14n. The act of producing howls.

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8-letter words that start with HO

  • hoarding13n. A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and...
  • hobbyist18n. A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.
  • hoisting12n. The act by which something is hoisted.
  • holdover15n. Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
  • 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...
  • holodeck18n. A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training...
  • hologram14n. A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
  • 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...
  • homebrew18n. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
  • homecare15n. The care and maintenance of one's home.
  • homeland14n. The country that one regards as home.
  • homeless13adj. Lacking a permanent place of residence.
  • homemade16adj. Made at home.
  • homeroom15n. A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for...
  • homesick19adj. Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
  • homespun15adj. Spun in the home.
  • 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...
  • homology17n. Specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of...
  • 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.
  • hooligan12n. A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of...
  • hopeless13adj. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
  • hormonal13adj. Pertaining to hormones.
  • hormones13n. Hormone replacement therapy.
  • horrible13n. A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a...
  • horribly16adv. In a horrible way; very badly.
  • horrific16adj. Causing horror; horrifying.
  • horseman13n. A man who rides a horse.
  • hospital13n. A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors...
  • hotelier11n. Someone who owns or runs a hotel.
  • hothouse14n. A heated greenhouse.
  • houlihan14n. A kind of lasso throw.
  • hounding13n. Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
  • houseman13n. A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
  • hovering15n. The act of one who hovers.
  • howitzer23n. A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and...

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9-letter words that start with HO

  • hobgoblin17n. A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
  • hollering13n. The act of one who hollers.
  • hollowing16n. The process by which something becomes hollowed, or the result of that...
  • hollyhock24n. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae...
  • holocaust14n. An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes.
  • holograph18n. A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose...
  • holstered13adj. Containing, or stored in, a holster.
  • homebound17adj. Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.
  • homebuyer19n. A person who buys or plans to buy a house.
  • homegrown18adj. Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own...
  • homemaker20n. A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her...
  • homeowner17n. Someone who owns a house.
  • homestand15n. A series of games played at a team's home field.
  • homestead15n. A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a...
  • homestyle17adj. Cooked or prepared in a traditional manner as would be done at home.
  • homeworld18n. The world on which someone or something originated; a home planet or...
  • homicidal17adj. Of or pertaining to homicide.
  • homophobe21n. One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in...
  • homophone19n. A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in...
  • honeycomb21n. A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax...
  • honeymoon17n. The period of time immediately following a marriage.
  • honorable14adj. Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
  • honorific17n. A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
  • hoovering16n. The act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner.
  • hopefully20adv. In a hopeful manner.
  • hopscotch21n. A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone...
  • horniness12n. Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.
  • horoscope16n. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth...
  • horrified16adj. Struck with horror.
  • horseback20n. The back of a horse.
  • horsehair15n. The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for...
  • horseless12adj. Without a horse.
  • horsemeat14n. The meat from a horse.
  • horseplay17n. Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical...
  • horseshoe15n. The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by...
  • horsetail12n. A tail of a horse.
  • hortensia12n. Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.).
  • hostility15n. The state of being hostile.
  • hotheaded17adj. Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a...
  • hottentot12n. Any of several fish of the genus Pachymetopon, in the family Sparidae.
  • hourglass13n. A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through...
  • houseboat14n. A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.
  • household16n. All the persons who live in a given house or other home; a family...
  • housemaid15n. A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
  • housemate14n. Someone living in the same house.
  • housewife18n. A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of...
  • housework19n. Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
  • howsoever18adv. Regardless of the way in which.

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10-letter words that start with HO

  • hoarseness13n. The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice.
  • hobnobbing20n. A friendly, informal session of talking or drinking.
  • hodgepodge19n. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
  • holidaying18n. The taking of a holiday or vacation.
  • hollowness16n. The state or quality of being hollow.
  • holography22n. A technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and...
  • homebuying21n. The purchase of a house.
  • homecoming20n. The act or event of returning home.
  • homecooked22adj. Cooked or prepared in a traditional manner as would be done at home.
  • homemaking22n. The management of a household considered as an occupation.
  • homeopathy23n. A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which...
  • homeschool20v. To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in...
  • homescreen17n. The main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.
  • homiletics17n. The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in...
  • homoerotic17adj. Arousing a homosexual desire.
  • homogenize25v. To make or treat as homogeneous or uniform.
  • homogenous16adj. Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
  • homologous16adj. In corresponding proportion.
  • homonymous20adj. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
  • homophobia22n. Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.
  • homophobic24adj. Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
  • homophonic22adj. Having the same sound; being homophones.
  • homosexual22adj. Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such...
  • homozygous28adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same...
  • homunculus17n. A small, artificially created human or human-like being.
  • honorarium15n. Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value.
  • honourable15adj. UK standard spelling of honorable.
  • honourably18adv. In an honourable manner.
  • hootenanny16n. An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including...
  • hopelessly18adv. In a manner showing no hope.
  • horizontal22adj. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon...
  • hormonally18adv. In a hormonal way.
  • hornblende16n. A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the...
  • hornblower18n. Someone or something that blows a horn.
  • horrendous14adj. Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
  • horrifying20adj. Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
  • horseflesh19n. The flesh of a horse; horsemeat.
  • horsepower18n. Power derived from the motion of a horse.
  • horseshoes16n. The game played by throwing horseshoes toward a metal stake.
  • horsewoman18n. A woman who is skilled with horses; a female equestrian.
  • hospitable17adj. Cordial and generous towards guests.
  • hospitably20adv. In a hospitable manner.
  • hotchpotch25n. The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division...
  • housebound16adj. Restricted to one's home, as by physical infirmity.
  • houseguest14n. A person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one...
  • houseplant15n. A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for...
  • hoverboard19n. A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or...
  • hovercraft21n. A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many...

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11-letter words that start with 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....

12-letter words that start with HO

  • holidaymaker25n. Someone who is on holiday.
  • holistically20adv. In a holistic manner.
  • homebuilding21n. The part of the construction industry concerned with building...
  • homelessness17n. The state of being homeless.
  • homeomorphic26adj. Having a homeomorphism.
  • homeothermic24adj. Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a...
  • homeschooler22n. One who homeschools a student (typically the parent).
  • homesickness23n. The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing...
  • homesteading19n. The act of appropriation of an unowned, scarce means, thereby gaining...
  • homocysteine22n. An amino acid which is monitored in the blood to estimate risk of...
  • homogenously21adv. In a homogenous manner, or in a way that ensures homogeneity.
  • homologation18n. Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a...
  • homomorphism26n. A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same...
  • homosexually27adv. In a homosexual way.
  • homozygosity33n. The condition of being homozygous.
  • honeymooning21n. A honeymoon.
  • hopelessness17n. The state of having no hope, being unhopeful.
  • horizontally27adv. In a horizontal direction or position.
  • horrendously19adv. In a horrendous manner.
  • horribleness17n. The property of being horrible.
  • horrifically23adv. In a horrific manner.
  • horrifyingly25adv. In a horrifying manner.
  • horsemanship22n. The skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses.
  • horticulture17n. The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
  • hospitalised18adj. Being treated in a hospital.
  • hospitalized27adj. Lying in a hospital, having been hospitalized.
  • housebreaker21n. A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with...
  • housebuilder18n. One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
  • housecleaner17n. Someone who cleans a house; especially, someone employed to do it.
  • househusband21n. A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male...
  • housekeeping22n. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
  • housepainter17n. A professional painter of houses.
  • housewarming21n. A party to celebrate moving into a new home.

13-letter words that start with HO

  • homeomorphism27n. A continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with...
  • homeownership26n. The state of being a homeowner.
  • homeschooling24n. Teaching children at home instead of sending them to school.
  • homoeroticism22n. The state or quality of being homoerotic.
  • homogeneously22adv. In a homogeneous manner.
  • homosexuality28n. The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or...
  • homosociality23n. Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members...
  • horizontality28n. Horizontalness.
  • horsefeathers22interj. Indicates disbelief.
  • horticultural18adj. Of or pertaining to horticulture; connected with gardening.
  • housebreaking23n. The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
  • housebuilding20n. The building of houses.
  • housecleaning19n. Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of...

14-letter words that start with HO

  • homocystinuria24n. An inherited metabolic disorder characterised by the presence of...
  • homogenization29n. The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the...
  • horticulturist19n. A gardener; a person interested in or practicing horticulture.

15-letter words that start with HO

2,143 rare words that start with HO

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with HO are there?
Word.ws lists 683 words that start with HO, plus 2,143 rare ones.
What are common words that start with HO?
how, home, house, however, hope, hold, hour and hot.
Which of the words that start with HO has the highest letter score?
homozygosity scores 33 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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