Words Starting With HEA
Dive into the world of words that begin with "HEA," where you'll discover a delightful array of terms that bring to mind images of health, warmth, and happiness. Whether you're a wordsmith or just curious, explore these captivating words that promise to enrich your vocabulary and spark your imagination!
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| hear | 7 | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | - |
| head | 8 | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk | - |
| heat | 7 | gain heat or get hot | The room heated up quickly |
| heal | 7 | provide a cure for, make healthy again | The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to |
| heap | 9 | a car that is old and unreliable | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| heard | 9 | detected or perceived by the sense of hearing | a conversation heard through the wall |
| heart | 8 | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | he stood still, his heart thumping wildly |
| heavy | 14 | slowly as if burdened by much weight | time hung heavy on their hands |
| heads | 9 | - | - |
| heave | 11 | the act of lifting something with great effort | - |
| heath | 11 | a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation | - |
| heaps | 10 | a large number or amount | - |
| heady | 12 | extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic | - |
| heald | 9 | - | - |
| heals | 8 | - | - |
| heame | 10 | - | - |
| heapy | 13 | - | - |
| heare | 8 | - | - |
| hears | 8 | - | - |
| heast | 8 | - | - |
| heats | 8 | - | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| heaven | 12 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
| health | 12 | a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease | physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients |
| headed | 11 | having a heading or course in a certain direction | westward headed wagons |
| hearts | 9 | a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades | - |
| healed | 10 | freed from illness or injury | the incision is healed |
| heated | 10 | made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated') | a heated swimming pool |
| heater | 9 | device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room | - |
| healer | 9 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | - |
| hearse | 9 | a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle | - |
| hearty | 12 | endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health | a hearty glow of health |
| header | 10 | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | - |
| hearth | 12 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it |
| heaves | 12 | a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks | - |
| hearer | 9 | someone who listens attentively | - |
| healds | 10 | - | - |
| healee | 9 | - | - |
| heaped | 12 | - | - |
| heaper | 11 | - | - |
| heards | 10 | - | - |
| heares | 9 | - | - |
| hearie | 9 | - | - |
| hearsy | 12 | - | - |
| heaste | 9 | - | - |
| heasts | 9 | - | - |
| heaths | 12 | - | - |
| heathy | 15 | - | - |
| heaume | 11 | a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders | - |
| heaved | 13 | - | - |
| heaver | 12 | a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) | - |
7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| hearing | 11 | the act of hearing attentively | they make good music--you should give them a hearing |
| heading | 12 | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies | - |
| healthy | 16 | promoting health; healthful | a healthy diet |
| heavens | 13 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| heavily | 16 | slowly as if burdened by much weight | - |
| heather | 13 | common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere | - |
| healing | 11 | tending to cure or restore to health | her gentle healing hand |
| hearted | 11 | - | - |
| heating | 11 | utility to warm a building | the heating system wasn't working |
| heavier | 13 | - | - |
| hearsay | 13 | gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth | - |
| heathen | 13 | a person who does not acknowledge your god | - |
| headset | 11 | receiver consisting of a pair of headphones | - |
| heaving | 14 | the act of lifting something with great effort | - |
| headway | 17 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| headman | 13 | the head of a tribe or clan | - |
| heaping | 13 | - | - |
| heavies | 13 | - | - |
| hearken | 14 | listen; used mostly in the imperative | - |
| hearten | 10 | give encouragement to | - |
| headage | 12 | - | - |
| headend | 12 | - | - |
| headers | 11 | - | - |
| headful | 14 | a covering over the surface of your head | a headful of tight curls |
| headier | 11 | - | - |
| headily | 14 | - | - |
| headmen | 13 | - | - |
| headpin | 13 | the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins | - |
| headrig | 12 | - | - |
| healded | 12 | - | - |
| healees | 10 | - | - |
| healers | 10 | - | - |
| healths | 13 | - | - |
| heapers | 12 | - | - |
| heapier | 12 | - | - |
| hearers | 10 | - | - |
| hearsed | 11 | - | - |
| hearses | 10 | - | - |
| hearths | 13 | - | - |
| heartly | 13 | - | - |
| heastes | 10 | - | - |
| heaters | 10 | - | - |
| heaumes | 12 | - | - |
| heavers | 13 | - | - |
8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| headache | 17 | pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | - |
| heavenly | 17 | relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven | heavenly hosts |
| headline | 12 | the heading or caption of a newspaper article | - |
| headless | 12 | not using intelligence | - |
| headband | 15 | a band worn around or over the head | the earphones were held in place by a headband |
| heaviest | 14 | - | - |
| heartily | 14 | in a hearty manner | `Yes,' the children chorused heartily |
| headshot | 15 | an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head | - |
| headgear | 13 | clothing for the head | - |
| headlock | 18 | a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body | - |
| headlong | 13 | with the head foremost | the runner slid headlong into third base |
| hearties | 11 | - | - |
| heatwave | 17 | - | - |
| headwind | 16 | wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
| heavyset | 17 | having a short and solid form or stature | he was tall and heavyset |
| headrest | 12 | a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash | - |
| headhunt | 15 | - | - |
| headland | 13 | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | - |
| heartier | 11 | - | - |
| hearting | 12 | - | - |
| headachy | 20 | - | - |
| headages | 13 | - | - |
| headbang | 15 | - | - |
| headcase | 14 | - | - |
| headends | 13 | - | - |
| headfast | 15 | a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf | - |
| headfish | 18 | among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters | - |
| headfuck | 21 | - | - |
| headfuls | 15 | - | - |
| headgate | 13 | - | - |
| headiest | 12 | - | - |
| headings | 13 | - | - |
| headlamp | 16 | a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | - |
| headlike | 16 | having a protuberance that resembles a head | - |
| headmark | 18 | - | - |
| headmost | 14 | - | - |
| headnote | 12 | - | - |
| headpins | 14 | - | - |
| headpond | 15 | - | - |
| headrace | 14 | a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine | - |
| headrail | 12 | - | - |
| headrigs | 13 | - | - |
| headring | 13 | - | - |
| headroom | 14 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| headrope | 14 | - | - |
| headsail | 12 | any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel | - |
| headsets | 12 | - | - |
| headship | 17 | the position of head | - |
| headsman | 14 | an executioner who beheads the condemned person | - |
| headsmen | 14 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| 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 | - |
| healthier | 15 | improved in health or physical condition | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| headliner | 13 | a performer who receives prominent billing | - |
| 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 | - |
| headscarf | 18 | a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | - |
| healthful | 18 | free from filth and pathogens | - |
| heartiest | 12 | - | - |
| headspace | 17 | the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing | - |
| heartsick | 18 | full of sorrow | - |
| headlined | 14 | - | - |
| 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) | - |
| 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 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| headmaster | 16 | presiding officer of a school | - |
| headphones | 19 | - | - |
| heartbreak | 19 | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | - |
| healthcare | 18 | the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession | - |
| headstrong | 15 | habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | - |
| headlining | 15 | - | - |
| heartthrob | 18 | an object of infatuation | - |
| headhunter | 17 | a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies | - |
| healthiest | 16 | - | - |
| heatstroke | 17 | collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat | - |
| heartening | 14 | cheerfully encouraging | - |
| headcheese | 19 | sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig | - |
| headwaters | 17 | - | - |
| headwaiter | 17 | a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | - |
| heavenward | 20 | toward heaven | he pointed heavenward |
| headachier | 19 | - | - |
| headbanged | 18 | - | - |
| headbanger | 17 | - | - |
| headboards | 17 | - | - |
| headchairs | 19 | - | - |
| headcloths | 19 | - | - |
| headcounts | 16 | - | - |
| headfishes | 20 | - | - |
| headframes | 19 | - | - |
| headguards | 16 | - | - |
| headhunted | 18 | - | - |
| headleases | 14 | - | - |
| headlights | 18 | - | - |
| headliners | 14 | - | - |
| headpeaces | 18 | - | - |
| headpieces | 18 | - | - |
| headshakes | 21 | - | - |
| headsheets | 17 | - | - |
| headspaces | 18 | - | - |
| headspring | 17 | the source of water from which a stream arises | - |
| headsquare | 23 | - | - |
| headstalls | 14 | - | - |
| headstands | 15 | - | - |
| headsticks | 20 | - | - |
| headstocks | 20 | - | - |
| headstones | 14 | - | - |
| headstream | 16 | a stream that forms the source of a river | - |
| headworker | 21 | - | - |
| healthisms | 18 | - | - |
| healthless | 16 | - | - |
| healthsome | 18 | - | - |
| heapsteads | 16 | - | - |
| hearkeners | 17 | - | - |
| hearkening | 18 | - | - |
| heartaches | 18 | - | - |
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Have you ever noticed how some words just have a certain charm to them, almost as if they carry a little magic in their letters? Words starting with "HEA" certainly fall into this enchanting category. These words have a fascinating way of shaping the language with their distinct sounds and meanings. From the comforting embrace of "hearth" to the invigorating rush of "headlong," these words are as versatile as they are intriguing. Let's embark on a delightful journey through the world of words beginning with "HEA" and explore how they add flavor and fun to our conversations.
About words starting with HEA
When it comes to the English language, words starting with "HEA" are more common than one might think. This combination of letters often conveys notions related to health, thought, or position. The position of "HEA" at the start of a word frequently gives it a head start, if you will, in terms of meaning—pun intended! For instance, "heaven" evokes a celestial realm, while "headway" suggests progress. The pronunciation of "HEA" can vary too, making these words a treat for the ears, whether it's the soft vowel sound in "heal" or the hard 'e' in "heap."
The "HEA" prefix also brings a rhythmic harmony that makes these words memorable and pleasant to pronounce. Consider "hearty," which conjures images of warmth and vigor, or "heave," which suggests a strong upward motion. The versatility and frequency of these words make them essential building blocks within the language, allowing speakers to express a wide array of emotions and concepts with clarity and flair.
Popular word examples
Let's delve into some popular words that showcase the versatility of the "HEA" prefix, each bringing its own unique charm to the table.
Health
- Definition: A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
- Example in a Sentence: Regular exercise is crucial for maintaining good health.
- Fun Fact: The word "health" originates from the Old English word "hǣlth," meaning wholeness.
Heap
- Definition: A large accumulation of something, often carelessly piled.
- Example in a Sentence: He left his clothes in a heap on the floor.
- Fun Fact: In computing, a "heap" is a specialized tree-based data structure.
Heart
- Definition: An organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system.
- Example in a Sentence: His heart raced as he approached the finish line.
- Fun Fact: The heart symbol is used as a universal expression of love.
Heal
- Definition: To become sound or healthy again.
- Example in a Sentence: Time can help heal emotional wounds.
- Fun Fact: In some languages, there is no direct translation for the word "heal."
Head
- Definition: The upper part of the human body, or the front or top part of something.
- Example in a Sentence: She nodded her head in agreement.
- Fun Fact: "Head" can be used as a verb, meaning to lead or go in a particular direction.
High-scoring scrabble examples
For those who love a word game challenge, here are some high-scoring Scrabble words beginning with "HEA".
| Word | Scrabble Points | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Heavily | 16 | To a great degree; very much. |
| Headway | 17 | Forward movement or progress. |
| Heavens | 13 | Used to express surprise or emphasis. |
| Hearten | 13 | To make more cheerful or confident. |
| Healing | 11 | The process of becoming well again. |
Popular 5-letter words for Wordle
Wordle fans, rejoice! Here's a selection of five-letter "HEA" words that might just help you crack the daily puzzle.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heady | Intoxicating, exhilarating, or potent. |
| Heave | To lift, raise, or pull with effort. |
| Heaps | A large amount or number of something. |
| Heads | Plural of head; top part of a body or object. |
| Heals | Makes healthy or whole again. |
Unusual and rare word examples
For those intrigued by the obscure and rare, these lesser-known "HEA" words offer a glimpse into the quirky side of the language.
Heuristic
- Definition: Enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.
- Interesting Fact: The term is often used in computer science to describe techniques that improve efficiency.
- Example in a Sentence: The heuristic approach helped solve the problem faster than expected.
Hearken
- Definition: To listen attentively.
- Interesting Fact: An archaic term that's still found in literary contexts.
- Example in a Sentence: "Hearken to my words," the old sage advised.
Heedful
- Definition: Attentive and mindful, paying careful attention.
- Interesting Fact: "Heedful" is derived from the Old English word "hēdan."
- Example in a Sentence: He was heedful of the teacher's instructions.
Heaviness
- Definition: The quality of being heavy, either physically or emotionally.
- Interesting Fact: "Heaviness" can also refer to sadness or sorrow.
- Example in a Sentence: She felt a heaviness in her heart after the sad news.
Hearthstone
- Definition: A stone forming the floor of a fireplace, or the fireside as a symbol of home.
- Interesting Fact: "Hearthstone" has been popularized as a name for a digital card game.
- Example in a Sentence: The family gathered around the hearthstone on cold winter nights.
Final words
So there you have it—a whirlwind exploration of the captivating world of words starting with "HEA." From the everyday to the extraordinary, these words enrich our language with their sounds and meanings. Whether you're a word game enthusiast or simply a lover of linguistics, there's no denying the allure of these charming lexical gems.
