Words That Start with HU

3-letter words that start with HU

• hub8n. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
• hud7n. A huck or hull, as of a nut.
• hue6n. A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
• hug7n. A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as...
• huh9interj. Used to express doubt or confusion.
• hui6n. A Māori social gathering or assembly.
• hum8n. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
• hun6n. A woman perceived as basic, brash, working class and fond of alcohol.
• hup8interj. The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the...
• huq15n. A just right; a lawful claim; a perquisite claimable by established...
• hut6n. A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one...

4-letter words that start with HU

• hubs9n. Husband.
• huck13v. To throw or chuck.
• hudd9n. A portable wooden graveside shelter, typically resembling a sentry box...
• hued8adj. Colored; having a hue.
• huer7n. Someone who cries out or gives an alarm, especially (Cornwall...
• huey10n. A helicopter.
• huff13n. A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
• huge8adj. Very large.
• huhu10n. A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
• huia7n. A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's...
• huit7interj. A cry to sled dogs to start moving.
• huke11n. An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the...
• hula7n. A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands...
• hulk11n. A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and...
• hull7n. The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
• hump11n. A mound of earth.
• hung8adj. Suspended by hanging.
• hunk11n. A large or dense piece of something.
• hunt7v. To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of...
• hurl7v. To throw (something) with force.
• hurr7v. To hum or buzz.
• hurt7v. To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
• hush10v. To become quiet.
• husk11n. The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits...
• huso7n. A large European sturgeon (Huso huso), inhabiting the Black Sea and...
• huss7v. To flee.

5-letter words that start with HU

• huaca10n. An Incan relic.
• hubba12n. A grain.
• hubby15n. Husband.
• hudud10n. The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes...
• huevo11n. An egg.
• huffy17adj. Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated.
• huggy13adj. Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way.
• hukou12n. A household registration record that identifies a person as a local...
• hully11adj. Having or containing hulls (peel, shell etc.).
• human10adj. Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
• humic12adj. Of or relating to humus (the natural substance, not the food).
• humid11adj. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere)...
• humin10n. The part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute...
• humph15interj. A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating...
• humpy15adj. Characterised by humps, uneven.
• humus10n. A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed...
• hunch13n. A hump; a protuberance.
• hundi9n. Synonym of hawala (“informal system of money transfer from India and...
• hundo9n. A hundred.
• hundy12n. Hundred, especially 100 dollars.
• hunks12n. A crotchety or surly person.
• hunky15adj. Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
• hunty11n. An irreverent or sarcastic term of endearment.
• hurly11n. A wheelbarrow.
• hurry11n. A rushed action.
• hurst8n. A wood or grove.
• hurty11adj. Causing hurt; painful.
• husky15adj. Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
• hussy11n. A sexually immoral woman.
• hutch13n. A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.

6-letter words that start with HU

• hubble13n. An uproar.
• hubbub15n. A confused sound of a crowd of people shouting or speaking...
• hubcap15n. A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car...
• hubris11n. Excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally (Greek...
• hucker15n. Someone who hucks (any meaning).
• huckle15n. A bunch or part projecting like the hip.
• huddle11n. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
• huerta9n. The area of Murcia and Valencia with fertile ground.
• huevos12n. Huevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish.
• huffed16adj. In a huff; irritable.
• huffer15n. A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing (huffing)...
• hugely13adv. Greatly; to a huge extent.
• hugger11n. One who hugs or embraces.
• hulled10adj. Deprived of the hulls.
• huller9n. One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for...
• humane11adj. Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another...
• humble13adj. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
• humbly16adv. In a humble manner.
• humbug14n. A hoax, jest, or prank.
• hummel13n. A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed...
• hummer13n. One who hums.
• hummin13adj. Totally stinking.
• hummus13n. A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions...
• humour11n. The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
• humped14adj. Having a hump or humps, or, in combination, a hump or humps of the...
• humpty16n. Synonym of humpty-dumpty (“an inferior player”).
• hunger10n. A need or compelling desire for food.
• hungry13adj. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
• hunker13v. To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down.
• hunted10adj. Being the subject of a hunt.
• hunter9n. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
• hurdle10n. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or...
• hurler9n. The pitcher.
• hurley12n. A stick used in the game of hurling.
• hurrah12interj. Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
• hurray12v. To cheer with a "hurray".
• hurter9n. One who hurts or does harm.
• hurtle9v. To move rapidly, violently, or without control, especially in a noisy...
• hushed13adj. Very quiet; expressed using soft tones.
• husked14adj. Covered with a husk.
• husker13n. One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
• hussar9n. A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
• hussle9n. A form of carbonaceous shale found between coal deposits.
• hustle9v. To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
• hutong10n. A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a...
• hutter9n. Someone who lives in a hut.
• huuuge10adj. Elongated form of huge.
• huzzah30interj. Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.

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7-letter words that start with 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.

8-letter words that start with 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.

9-letter words that start with HU

• hubristic16adj. Of or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or...
• humankind19n. The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
• humanlike18adj. Having characteristics of a human.
• humanness14n. The condition or quality of being human.
• humbucker22n. A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse...
• humdinger16n. Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
• humectant16n. Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used...
• humiliate14v. To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
• humongous15adj. Of an extremely large size.
• humorless14adj. Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or...
• hunchback25n. One who is stooped or hunched over.
• hundredth17adj. The ordinal form of the number one hundred.
• hungering14n. The condition of one who hungers.
• hurricane14n. A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central...
• hurriedly16adv. In a hurried manner.
• hurtfully18adv. In a hurtful manner.
• husbanded16adj. Conserved.
• husbandly18adj. Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
• husbandry18n. The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of...
• hushpuppy24n. A small deep-fried cornmeal cake.
• huskiness16n. The property of being husky.

10-letter words that start with HU

• hucklebuck27n. A rhythmic dance from the time just prior to rock and roll.
• hullabaloo15n. A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
• humaneness15n. The property of being humane.
• humanistic17adj. Of or pertaining to humanism.
• humanities15n. The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy...
• humblebrag20n. An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.
• humbleness17n. Modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
• humbucking24adj. Having a pair of coils or reverse polarity connected in series.
• humidified20adj. Modified by humidification.
• humidifier19n. A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
• humiliated16adj. Deprived of dignity or self-respect.
• humoresque24n. A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
• humoristic17adj. Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.
• humorously18adv. In a humorous manner; jocularly.
• humpbacked26adj. Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical...
• huntingtin14n. A protein whose polymorphism is associated with Huntington's disease.
• husbandman18n. A person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer.

11-letter words that start with HU

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

12-letter words that start with HU

• humanitarian17adj. Relating to people's welfare.
• humanization26n. The act of humanizing.
• humification22n. The process of humifying; conversion into humus.

13-letter words that start with HU

• humiliatingly22adv. In a humiliating manner.
• hundredweight25n. A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).

14-letter words that start with HU

• humidification25n. The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.

15-letter words that start with HU

• humanitarianism22n. A humanitarian philosophy or practice.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with HU are there?

Word.ws lists 244 words that start with HU, plus 501 rare ones.

What are common words that start with HU?

human, huge, husband, hurt, hundred, hunt, hungry and hunting.

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

huzzah scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.

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