9-letter words starting with HE
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter HE. This section showcases how HE at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with HE, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| heartbeat | 14 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| heartless | 12 | lacking in feeling or pity or warmth | - |
| hereafter | 15 | the time yet to come | - |
| healthier | 15 | improved in health or physical condition | - |
| hesitated | 13 | - | - |
| hepatitis | 14 | inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin | - |
| heartfelt | 15 | sincerely earnest | heartfelt condolences |
| heartache | 17 | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | - |
| headlight | 17 | a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | - |
| heartburn | 14 | a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder | - |
| hermitage | 15 | the abode of a hermit | - |
| headstone | 13 | a stone that is used to mark a grave | - |
| heartland | 13 | the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture | - |
| herbalist | 14 | a therapist who heals by the use of herbs | - |
| heretical | 14 | characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | - |
| headliner | 13 | a performer who receives prominent billing | - |
| hexagonal | 20 | having six sides or divided into hexagons | - |
| headdress | 14 | clothing for the head | - |
| headfirst | 16 | with the head foremost | a headfirst plunge down the stairs |
| headboard | 16 | a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead | - |
| headphone | 18 | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | - |
| healthily | 18 | in a levelheaded manner | the answers were healthily individual |
| heaviness | 15 | used of a line or mark | - |
| henpecked | 21 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| headscarf | 18 | a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | - |
| herniated | 13 | - | - |
| healthful | 18 | free from filth and pathogens | - |
| herbicide | 17 | a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth | - |
| heartiest | 12 | - | - |
| hematomas | 16 | - | - |
| herbivore | 17 | any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants | horses are herbivores |
| hesitancy | 17 | a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something | - |
| hellhound | 16 | (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon | - |
| headspace | 17 | the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing | - |
| heartsick | 18 | full of sorrow | - |
| herculean | 14 | displaying superhuman strength or power | herculean exertions |
| headlined | 14 | - | - |
| hereabout | 14 | in this general vicinity | the people are friendly hereabouts |
| hesitance | 14 | a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something | - |
| headshake | 20 | the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement | I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me |
| headstand | 14 | an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands) | - |
| hemotoxic | 23 | - | - |
| hexameter | 21 | a verse line having six metrical feet | - |
| headaches | 18 | - | - |
| headachey | 21 | - | - |
| headbands | 16 | - | - |
| headbangs | 16 | - | - |
| headcases | 15 | - | - |
| headchair | 18 | - | - |
| headcloth | 18 | - | - |
| headcount | 15 | number of people in a particular group | - |
| headfasts | 16 | - | - |
| headframe | 18 | - | - |
| headfucks | 22 | - | - |
| headgates | 14 | - | - |
| headgears | 14 | - | - |
| headguard | 15 | - | - |
| headhunts | 16 | - | - |
| headiness | 13 | - | - |
| headlamps | 17 | - | - |
| headlands | 14 | - | - |
| headlease | 13 | - | - |
| headlines | 13 | - | - |
| headlocks | 19 | - | - |
| headmarks | 19 | - | - |
| headnotes | 13 | - | - |
| headpeace | 17 | - | - |
| headpiece | 17 | the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head | - |
| headponds | 16 | - | - |
| headraces | 15 | - | - |
| headrails | 13 | - | - |
| headreach | 18 | - | - |
| headrests | 13 | - | - |
| headrings | 14 | - | - |
| headrooms | 15 | - | - |
| headropes | 15 | - | - |
| headsails | 13 | - | - |
| headships | 18 | - | - |
| headshots | 16 | - | - |
| headstall | 13 | the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head | - |
| headstays | 16 | - | - |
| headstick | 19 | - | - |
| headstock | 19 | the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe) | - |
| headwalls | 16 | - | - |
| headwards | 17 | - | - |
| headwater | 16 | the source of a river | the headwaters of the Nile |
| headwinds | 17 | - | - |
| headwords | 17 | - | - |
| headworks | 20 | - | - |
| healingly | 16 | - | - |
| healthism | 17 | - | - |
| heapstead | 15 | - | - |
| hearkened | 17 | - | - |
| hearkener | 16 | - | - |
| hearsiest | 12 | - | - |
| heartened | 13 | - | - |
| heartener | 12 | - | - |
| heartfree | 15 | - | - |
| hearthrug | 16 | a rug spread out in front of a fireplace | - |
| heartikin | 16 | - | - |
| heartlets | 12 | - | - |
| heartling | 13 | - | - |
| heartpeas | 14 | - | - |
| heartseed | 13 | herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa | - |
| heartsink | 16 | - | - |
| heartsome | 14 | - | - |
| heartsore | 12 | - | - |
| heartwood | 16 | the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood | - |
| heartworm | 17 | - | - |
| heathbird | 18 | - | - |
| heathcock | 23 | - | - |
| heathenry | 18 | - | - |
| heathered | 16 | - | - |
| heathfowl | 21 | large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail | - |
| heathiest | 15 | - | - |
| heathland | 16 | a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation | - |
| heathless | 15 | - | - |
| heathlike | 19 | resembling heath | - |
| heatproof | 17 | - | - |
| heatspots | 14 | - | - |
| heatwaves | 18 | - | - |
| hebdomads | 18 | - | - |
| hebetated | 15 | - | - |
| hebetates | 14 | - | - |
| hebetudes | 15 | - | - |
| hebraised | 15 | - | - |
| hebraises | 14 | - | - |
| hebraized | 24 | - | - |
| hebraizes | 23 | - | - |
| hecatombs | 18 | - | - |
| hecklings | 19 | - | - |
| hecogenin | 15 | - | - |
| hectogram | 17 | 100 grams | - |
| hectorers | 14 | - | - |
| hectoring | 15 | - | - |
| hectorism | 16 | - | - |
| hederated | 14 | - | - |
| hedgebill | 16 | - | - |
| hedgehogs | 18 | - | - |
| hedgehops | 19 | - | - |
| hedgepigs | 17 | - | - |
| hedgerows | 17 | - | - |
| hedgingly | 18 | - | - |
| hedonisms | 15 | - | - |
| hedonists | 13 | - | - |
| hedyphane | 21 | - | - |
| hedysarum | 18 | genus of herbs of north temperate regions | - |
| heedfully | 19 | in a careful deliberate manner | - |
| heediness | 13 | - | - |
| heehawing | 19 | - | - |
| heelballs | 14 | - | - |
| heelpiece | 16 | - | - |
| heelplate | 14 | - | - |
| heelposts | 14 | - | - |
| heftiness | 15 | possessing muscular strength | - |
| hegemonic | 17 | - | - |
| hegumenes | 15 | - | - |
| hegumenoi | 15 | - | - |
| hegumenos | 15 | - | - |
| heightens | 16 | - | - |
| heightism | 18 | - | - |
| heinously | 15 | in a terribly evil manner | the child was heinously murdered |
| heiresses | 12 | - | - |
| heirlooms | 14 | - | - |
| heirships | 17 | - | - |
| heketaras | 16 | - | - |
| hektogram | 19 | - | - |
| heleniums | 14 | - | - |
| heliborne | 14 | - | - |
| helibuses | 14 | - | - |
| helically | 17 | - | - |
| helicases | 14 | - | - |
| helicline | 14 | - | - |
| helicoids | 15 | - | - |
| heliconia | 14 | - | - |
| helicopts | 16 | - | - |
| helictite | 14 | - | - |
| helidecks | 19 | - | - |
| helidrome | 15 | - | - |
| helilifts | 15 | - | - |
| heliodors | 13 | - | - |
| heliogram | 15 | a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays | - |
| heliology | 16 | - | - |
| heliopses | 14 | - | - |
| heliopsis | 14 | any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers | - |
| heliostat | 12 | - | - |
| heliotype | 17 | duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy | - |
| heliotypy | 20 | - | - |
| heliozoan | 21 | protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods | - |
| heliozoic | 23 | - | - |
| helipilot | 14 | - | - |
| heliports | 14 | - | - |
| heliskied | 17 | - | - |
| helistops | 14 | - | - |
| helitacks | 18 | - | - |
| hellboxes | 21 | - | - |
| hellbroth | 17 | - | - |
| helldiver | 16 | - | - |
| hellebore | 14 | perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes | - |
| hellenise | 12 | - | - |
| hellenize | 21 | - | - |
| helleries | 12 | - | - |
| hellfires | 15 | - | - |
| hellholes | 15 | - | - |
| hellicats | 14 | - | - |
| hellishly | 18 | extremely | hellishly dangerous |
| hellkites | 16 | - | - |
| hellscape | 16 | - | - |
| hellwards | 16 | - | - |
| helmeting | 15 | - | - |
| helminths | 17 | - | - |
| helophyte | 20 | - | - |
| helotages | 13 | - | - |
| helotisms | 14 | - | - |
| helotries | 12 | - | - |
| helpdesks | 19 | - | - |
| helpfully | 20 | in a helpful manner | the subtitles are helpfully conveyed |
| helplines | 14 | - | - |
| helpmates | 16 | - | - |
| helpmeets | 16 | - | - |
| helvetium | 17 | - | - |
| hemagogue | 16 | - | - |
| hemateins | 14 | - | - |
| hematines | 14 | - | - |
| hematinic | 16 | a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | - |
| hematites | 14 | - | - |
| hematitic | 16 | - | - |
| hematoses | 14 | - | - |
| hematosis | 14 | - | - |
| hematozoa | 23 | - | - |
| hematuria | 14 | the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | - |
| hematuric | 16 | - | - |
| hemelytra | 17 | - | - |
| hemialgia | 15 | - | - |
| hemicycle | 21 | a plane figure with the shape of half a circle | - |
| hemihedra | 18 | - | - |
| hemihedry | 21 | - | - |
| hemiolias | 14 | - | - |
| hemiopias | 16 | - | - |
| hemiopsia | 16 | - | - |
| hemipodes | 17 | - | - |
| hemipters | 16 | - | - |
| hemispace | 18 | - | - |
| hemistich | 19 | - | - |
| hemitrope | 16 | - | - |
| hemitropy | 19 | - | - |
| hemocoels | 16 | - | - |
| hemoconia | 16 | - | - |
| hemocytes | 19 | - | - |
| hemolymph | 24 | - | - |
| hemolysed | 18 | - | - |
| hemolyses | 17 | - | - |
| hemolysin | 17 | any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin | - |
| hemolysis | 17 | lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin | - |
| hemolytic | 19 | relating to or involving or causing hemolysis | hemolytic anemia |
| hemolyzed | 27 | - | - |
| hemolyzes | 26 | - | - |
| hemophile | 19 | someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding | - |
| hemostats | 14 | - | - |
| hemotoxin | 21 | - | - |
| hempseeds | 17 | - | - |
| hempweeds | 20 | - | - |
| hemstitch | 19 | a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups | - |
| hendiadys | 17 | use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier | - |
| henequens | 21 | - | - |
| henequins | 21 | - | - |
| henhouses | 15 | - | - |
| heniquens | 21 | - | - |
| heniquins | 21 | - | - |
| henneries | 12 | - | - |
| hennishly | 18 | - | - |
| hepaticae | 16 | liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales | - |
| hepatical | 16 | - | - |
| hepaticas | 16 | - | - |
| hepatised | 15 | - | - |
| hepatises | 14 | - | - |
| hepatites | 14 | - | - |
| hepatized | 24 | - | - |
| hepatizes | 23 | - | - |
| hepatomas | 16 | - | - |
| heptaglot | 15 | - | - |
| heptagons | 15 | - | - |
| heptapody | 20 | - | - |
| heptarchs | 19 | - | - |
| heptarchy | 22 | - | - |
| heralding | 14 | - | - |
| heraldist | 13 | of or relating to heraldry | - |
| herbalism | 16 | - | - |
| herbarial | 14 | - | - |
| herbarian | 14 | - | - |
| herbaries | 14 | - | - |
| herbarium | 16 | a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study | - |
| herbelets | 14 | - | - |
| herbivora | 17 | - | - |
| herbivory | 20 | - | - |
| herbology | 18 | - | - |
| herborise | 14 | - | - |
| herborist | 14 | - | - |
| herborize | 23 | - | - |
| hercogamy | 20 | - | - |
| hercynite | 17 | - | - |
| herdesses | 13 | - | - |
| herdwicks | 22 | - | - |
| hereaways | 18 | - | - |
| hereunder | 13 | in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc. | the terms specified hereunder |
| herissons | 12 | - | - |
| heritable | 14 | capable of being inherited | inheritable traits such as eye color |
| heritably | 17 | - | - |
| heritages | 13 | - | - |
| heritress | 12 | - | - |
| herkogamy | 22 | - | - |
| hermandad | 16 | - | - |
| hermetics | 16 | - | - |
| hermetism | 16 | - | - |
| hermetist | 14 | - | - |
| hermitess | 14 | - | - |
| hermitism | 16 | - | - |
| herniates | 12 | - | - |
| hernshaws | 18 | - | - |
| heroicise | 14 | - | - |
| heroicize | 23 | - | - |
| heroinism | 14 | - | - |
| heroising | 13 | - | - |
| heroizing | 22 | - | - |
| heronries | 12 | - | - |
| heronsews | 15 | - | - |
| heronshaw | 18 | - | - |
| heroships | 17 | - | - |
| herpetics | 16 | - | - |
| herpetoid | 15 | - | - |
| herriment | 14 | - | - |
| herringer | 13 | - | - |
| herryment | 17 | - | - |
| hesitater | 12 | one who hesitates (usually out of fear) | - |
| hesitates | 12 | - | - |
| hesitator | 12 | one who hesitates (usually out of fear) | - |
| hesperids | 15 | - | - |
| hessonite | 12 | a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown | - |
| hesternal | 12 | - | - |
| hetaerism | 14 | - | - |
| hetaerist | 12 | - | - |
| hetairias | 12 | - | - |
| hetairism | 14 | - | - |
| hetairist | 12 | - | - |
| heterodox | 20 | characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | - |
| heteronym | 17 | two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation | the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym |
| heteropod | 15 | - | - |
| heteroses | 12 | - | - |
| heterosis | 12 | (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent | - |
| heterotic | 14 | - | - |
| hetmanate | 14 | - | - |
| heucheras | 17 | - | - |
| heuretics | 14 | - | - |
| heuristic | 14 | a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem | - |
| hexachord | 25 | - | - |
| hexadecyl | 25 | - | - |
| hexafoils | 22 | - | - |
| hexaglots | 20 | - | - |
| hexagrams | 22 | - | - |
| hexahedra | 23 | - | - |
| hexameral | 21 | - | - |
| hexamines | 21 | - | - |
| hexaploid | 22 | - | - |
| hexapodal | 22 | - | - |
| hexapodic | 24 | - | - |
| hexastich | 24 | - | - |
| hexastyle | 22 | - | - |
| hexathlon | 22 | - | - |
| hexylenes | 22 | - | - |
