Words That Start With

H

English words beginning with “H” — sorted by frequency

✦175 words found

🟩24 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With H

24 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

HAVEN HAVOC HARSH HAUNT HAPPY HASTE HABIT HASTY HARPY HATCH HAREM HARDY HAPLY HAINT HADES HAZEL HANDY HAIKU HADAL HALLE HAMMY HALLO HARRY HAOMA

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With H

26 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

HALT HAZE HARD HACK HAVE HALO HALE HAND HAIL HATE HAUL HAWK HARE HALL HARM HANG HANK HASP HAZY HASH HALF HART HATH HAUT HAKE HADE

All Words Starting With H

175 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
halcyon	7	3	noun	(figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
harrowing	9	3	noun	(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
hapless	7	2		(especially of a person) unfortunate.
harbinger	9	3	noun	A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
halt	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
haze	4	1	noun	Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
harried	7	2		Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.
haughty	7	2		Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
harlot	6	2	noun	(derogatory, offensive, dated) A female prostitute.
haggard	7	2	noun	Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
hard	4	1	noun	(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
haven	5	2	noun	A safe place.
harmony	7	3	noun	Agreement or accord.
havoc	5	2	noun	Widespread devastation and destruction.
harmonious	10	4		Melodious; in harmony.
hallow	6	2	verb	(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.
hagridden	9	3		Tormented, harassed or worried.
harmful	7	2		Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
hallowed	8	2		Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
harsh	5	1	verb	Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
handle	6	2	verb	The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
hack	4	1	noun	(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
have	4	1	verb	(transitive) To possess, own.
haunt	5	1	verb	(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
hackneyed	9	2		Repeated too often.
harbor	6	2	noun	(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
happy	5	2	verb	Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
haste	5	1	noun	Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
halo	4	2	noun	A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
habitual	8	4	noun	Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
hastily	7	3		In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
hazardous	9	3		Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
hale	4	1	noun	(dated) Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
hardened	8	2		Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
habit	5	2	noun	An action performed on a regular basis.
hazard	6	2	noun	The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
harvest	7	2	noun	(agriculture) The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
hatred	6	2	noun	A strong aversion; an intense dislike.
harness	7	2	noun	(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
harangue	8	2	noun	A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.
hasten	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
hamlet	6	2	noun	A small village or a group of houses.
harass	6	2	verb	(specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
handsome	8	2	verb	Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly:
haphazard	9	3	noun	Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
hallmark	8	2	noun	(figurative) A distinguishing characteristic.
hammered	8	2		(UK, Canada, slang) very drunk; inebriated.
hassle	6	2	noun	Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
halation	8	3	noun	The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen.
haplessly	9	3		In a hapless manner.
hasty	5	2	noun	Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
harpy	5	2	noun	(mythology) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
handler	7	2	noun	(literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
haughtiness	11	3	noun	The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
halidom	7	3	noun	(obsolete) Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
hampered	8	2		Impeded or encumbered, as if chained or fettered.
hand	4	1	noun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
hail	4	1	noun	(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
hatch	5	1	noun	A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
hate	4	1	verb	(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
haul	4	1	verb	(transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
harlequin	9	3	noun	A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.
harrow	6	2	noun	A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
hardship	8	2	noun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
hateful	7	2		Full of hatred.
haphazardly	11	4		In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
hardships	9	2	noun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
haroun	6	2	noun	(idiomatic, by extension) the Daraawiish government.
hawk	4	1	noun	A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
hare	4	1	noun	(countable) Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
hall	4	1	noun	A large meeting room.
harm	4	1	noun	Physical injury; hurt; damage.
hag	3	1	noun	(derogatory) An ugly old woman.
happiness	9	3	noun	(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
harem	5	2	noun	A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
harmless	8	2		Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
haunting	8	2	noun	Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
hacking	7	2	noun	(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
handmaid	8	2	noun	(now historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
halted	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
haunce	6	1	noun	(obsolete) To enhance.
harumph	7	2	noun	An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.
hammer	6	2	noun	A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
hang	4	1	verb	(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
hardy	5	2	noun	Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
handling	8	2	noun	A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
hank	4	1	noun	A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
hasp	4	1	noun	A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
hamper	6	2	verb	(US) A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper).
hazy	4	2	noun	Thick or obscured with haze.
hackney	7	2	noun	A London borough in Greater London, England, where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
haply	5	2		Perhaps; by chance.
halfhearted	11	3		Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
hauled	6	1	verb	(transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
haint	5	1	noun	(US, dialectal) A ghost; a supernatural being; Alternative form of haunt.
harangued	9	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
ham	3	1	noun	(uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.
habitat	7	3	noun	(countable, biology) A range; a place where a species naturally occurs.
hacker	6	2	noun	(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.
hades	5	2	noun	(Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
happen	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To occur or take place.
hardly	6	2		(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
harmonize	9	3	verb	(intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.
haversack	9	3	noun	A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
halberd	7	2	noun	A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.
harbour	7	2	noun	(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor.
habituation	11	5	noun	(psychology) The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.
harmattan	9	3	noun	A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
hardheaded	10	3		Stubborn; wilful.
hazily	6	3		In a hazy manner; unclearly, foggily.
hallucinosis	12	5	noun	(pathology) A mental state of hallucination.
hardworking	11	3		Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harrumph	8	2	noun	Alternative spelling of harumph. [An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.]
halfwit	7	2	noun	(informal) Someone lacking in intelligence.
handjob	7	2	noun	Alternative spelling of hand job. [(vulgar, slang) The stimulation of another person's penis using the hand as a sexual act.]
handicap	8	3	noun	Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
hash	4	1	noun	(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
hazel	5	2	noun	(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
handy	5	2	noun	Easy to use, useful.
halter	6	2	noun	A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.