5 Letter Words Starting With H
All 334 5-letter words that start with H, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- hello/həˈɫoʊ/an expression of greeting
- house/ˈhaʊs/play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
- heard/ˈhɝd/detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
- happy/ˈhæpi/well expressed and to the point
- haven/ˈheɪvən/a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- heart/ˈhɑɹt/a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
- hands/ˈhændz/(with `in') guardianship over
- hours/ˈaʊɝz/an indefinite period of time
- honey/ˈhəni/a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- hurry/ˈhɝi/the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- human/ˈhjumən/any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- hotel/hoʊˈtɛɫ/a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- horse/ˈhɔɹs/solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- honor/ˈɑnɝ/a woman's virtue or chastity
- henry/ˈhɛnɹi/United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)
- harry/ˈhɛɹi/make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- heavy/ˈhɛvi/a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- hurts/ˈhɝts/
- heads/ˈhɛdz/
- hired/ˈhaɪɝd/hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
- hated/ˈheɪtəd/treated with dislike or contempt
- helps/ˈhɛɫps/
- hates/ˈheɪts/
- holly/ˈhɑɫi/United States rock star (1936-1959)
- homes/ˈhoʊmz/
- hills/ˈhɪɫz/
- habit/ˈhæbət/(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation
- holes/ˈhoʊɫz/
- hopes/ˈhoʊps/
- hoped/ˈhoʊpt/
- holds/ˈhoʊɫdz/
- humor/ˈhjumɝ/the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- homer/ˈhoʊmɝ/a base hit on which the batter scores a run
- harsh/ˈhɑɹʃ/sharply disagreeable
- heels/ˈhiɫz/
- handy/ˈhændi/United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
- horns/ˈhɔɹnz/
- hears/ˈhiɹz/
- hobby/ˈhɑbi/an auxiliary activity
- hatch/ˈhætʃ/a movable barrier covering a hatchway
- horny/ˈhɔɹni/made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
- howdy/ˈhaʊdi/an expression of greeting
- hence/ˈhɛns/(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- hangs/ˈhæŋz/
- honks/ˈhɔŋks/
- hogan/ˈhoʊˌɡɑn/a Navajo lodge covered with earth
- hunch/ˈhəntʃ/the act of bending yourself into a humped position
- hairy/ˈhɛɹi/hazardous and frightening
- hairs/ˈhɛɹz/
- hides/ˈhaɪdz/
- haunt/ˈhɔnt/a frequently visited place
- halls/ˈhɔɫz/
- hardy/ˈhɑɹdi/English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
- hitch/ˈhɪtʃ/the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- hazel/ˈheɪzəɫ/a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish
- herbs/ˈɝbz/
- hound/ˈhaʊnd/any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
- haste/ˈheɪst/the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- heist/ˈhaɪst/robbery at gunpoint
- hasty/ˈheɪsti/excessively quick
- hooks/ˈhʊks/large strong hand (as of a fighter)
- hubby/ˈhəbi/a married man
- heave/ˈhiv/throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- hicks/ˈhɪks/
- heath/ˈhiθ/a tract of level wasteland
- havoc/ˈhævək/violent and needless disturbance
- homey/ˈhoʊmi/having a feeling of home
- hedge/ˈhɛdʒ/a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- hosts/ˈhoʊsts/
- hallo
- hades/ˈheɪdiz/(religion) the world of the dead
- hydra/ˈhaɪdɹə/small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
- howls/ˈhaʊɫz/
- hutch/ˈhətʃ/small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- hawks/ˈhɔks/
- holed/ˈhoʊɫd/
- hoops/ˈhups/a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players
- heals/ˈhiɫz/
- honda/ˈhɔndə/
- harem/ˈhɛɹəm/living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
- hints/ˈhɪnts/
- hoist/ˈhɔɪst/lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
- hunts/ˈhənts/
- heirs/ˈɛɹz/
- hotch
- hippo/ˈhɪpoʊ/massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
- herds/ˈhɝdz/
- hover/ˈhəvɝ/hang in the air
- hoods/ˈhʊdz/
- hefty/ˈhɛfti/large in amount or extent or degree
- hires/ˈhaɪɝz/
- heaps/ˈhips/a large number or amount
- hyena/haɪˈinə/doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
- hives/ˈhaɪvz/an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins
- horde/ˈhɔɹd/a vast multitude
- hyper/ˈhaɪpɝ/
- hooch/ˈhutʃ/an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- hoots/ˈhuts/
- hussy/ˈhəsi/a woman adulterer
- humid/ˈhjuməd/containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
5-letter words starting with H
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There are 334 5-letter words starting with H in our dictionary.