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5 Letter Words Starting With H
Browse 5 Letter Words Starting With H. 139 verified words are currently available. Definitions, Scrabble scores, and links to complete dictionary entries are included.
5 Letter Words
- habit 5 letters · 10 points (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through…
- hacek 5 letters · 14 points a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
- hadal 5 letters · 9 points relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters)
- hadji 5 letters · 16 points an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
- haick 5 letters · 14 points an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern…
- haiku 5 letters · 12 points an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
- hairy 5 letters · 11 points hazardous and frightening
- hajji 5 letters · 22 points an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
- hakim 5 letters · 14 points a Muslim physician
- halal 5 letters · 8 points conforming to Muslim dietary laws
- haler 5 letters · 8 points 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic
- halma 5 letters · 10 points a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases
- halon 5 letters · 8 points a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen…
- halve 5 letters · 11 points divide by two; divide into halves
- hammy 5 letters · 15 points affectedly dramatic; overacted
- hands 5 letters · 9 points (with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline…
- handy 5 letters · 12 points easy to reach
- hanky 5 letters · 15 points a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
- haoma 5 letters · 10 points leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink
- haply 5 letters · 13 points by accident
- happy 5 letters · 15 points well expressed and to the point
- hardy 5 letters · 12 points invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- harem 5 letters · 10 points living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
- harpy 5 letters · 13 points large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
- harry 5 letters · 11 points make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- harsh 5 letters · 11 points sharply disagreeable; rigorous
- haste 5 letters · 8 points the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- hasty 5 letters · 11 points excessively quick
- hatch 5 letters · 13 points a movable barrier covering a hatchway
- hated 5 letters · 9 points treated with dislike or contempt
- hater 5 letters · 8 points a person who hates
- haulm 5 letters · 10 points stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
- haunt 5 letters · 8 points a frequently visited place
- haven 5 letters · 11 points a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- havoc 5 letters · 13 points violent and needless disturbance
- hawse 5 letters · 11 points the hole that an anchor rope passes through
- hazan 5 letters · 17 points the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the…
- hazel 5 letters · 17 points of a light brown or yellowish brown color
- heady 5 letters · 12 points marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
- heaps 5 letters · 10 points very much
- heard 5 letters · 9 points detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
- heart 5 letters · 8 points a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
- heath 5 letters · 11 points a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
- heave 5 letters · 11 points throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- heavy 5 letters · 14 points in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- hedge 5 letters · 10 points a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- hefty 5 letters · 14 points large in amount or extent or degree
- heist 5 letters · 8 points robbery at gunpoint
- helix 5 letters · 15 points a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- hello 5 letters · 8 points an expression of greeting
- helot 5 letters · 8 points (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
- helve 5 letters · 11 points the handle of a weapon or tool
- hemal 5 letters · 10 points relating to the blood vessels or blood
- hemic 5 letters · 12 points relating to or containing or affecting blood
- hemin 5 letters · 10 points a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
- hence 5 letters · 10 points (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- henna 5 letters · 8 points a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
- henry 5 letters · 11 points a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current…
- heron 5 letters · 8 points grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
- hertz 5 letters · 17 points the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- hewer 5 letters · 11 points a person who hews
- hexad 5 letters · 16 points the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- hexed 5 letters · 16 points (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
- hijab 5 letters · 17 points the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home
- hiker 5 letters · 12 points a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
- hilar 5 letters · 8 points of or relating to or located near a hilum
- hilly 5 letters · 11 points having hills and crags
- hilum 5 letters · 10 points (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
- hilus 5 letters · 8 points (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
- hinge 5 letters · 9 points a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- hinny 5 letters · 11 points hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
- hippo 5 letters · 12 points massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
- hippy 5 letters · 15 points someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
- hired 5 letters · 9 points hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
- hirer 5 letters · 8 points a person responsible for hiring workers
- hitch 5 letters · 13 points the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- hives 5 letters · 11 points an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of…
- hoagy 5 letters · 12 points a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and…
- hoard 5 letters · 9 points a secret store of valuables or money
- hoary 5 letters · 11 points covered with fine whitish hairs or down
- hobby 5 letters · 15 points an auxiliary activity
- hogan 5 letters · 9 points a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east
- hoist 5 letters · 8 points lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
- hokey 5 letters · 15 points artificially formal
- hokum 5 letters · 14 points a message that seems to convey no meaning
- holey 5 letters · 11 points allowing passage in and out
- holla 5 letters · 8 points a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- hollo 5 letters · 8 points a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- holly 5 letters · 11 points any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
- homer 5 letters · 10 points a base hit on which the batter scores a run
- homey 5 letters · 13 points having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
- honey 5 letters · 11 points of something having the color of honey
- honky 5 letters · 15 points (slang) offensive names for a White man
- honor 5 letters · 8 points a woman's virtue or chastity
- hooch 5 letters · 13 points an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- hooey 5 letters · 11 points senseless talk
- hooks 5 letters · 12 points large strong hand (as of a fighter)
- hooky 5 letters · 15 points failure to attend (especially school)
- hoops 5 letters · 10 points a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing…
- hoopy 5 letters · 13 points Neat, really together, knowing where one's towel is