Words That Start With HE
Here are 562 words that start with he, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with he
- 562
- Most used
- her
- Shortest
- her
- 5 letter words
- 42
Common words that start with he
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | here | in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is | 4 |
| 2 | help | give help or assistance; be of service | 4 |
| 3 | head | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | 4 |
| 4 | health | a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease | 6 |
| 5 | heart | the locus of feelings and intuitions | 5 |
| 6 | heard | detected or perceived by the sense of hearing | 5 |
| 7 | held | occupied or in the control of; often used in combination | 4 |
| 8 | hear | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense | 4 |
| 9 | heavy | of comparatively great physical weight or density | 5 |
| 10 | helped | give help or assistance; be of service | 6 |
| 11 | heat | a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature | 4 |
| 12 | hearing | (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of... | 7 |
| 13 | healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease | 7 |
| 14 | helping | give help or assistance; be of service | 7 |
| 15 | helps | give help or assistance; be of service | 5 |
| 16 | henry | a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is... | 5 |
| 17 | hello | an expression of greeting | 5 |
| 18 | hero | a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength | 4 |
| 19 | heads | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | 5 |
| 20 | heaven | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | 6 |
| 21 | headed | having a heading or course in a certain direction | 6 |
| 22 | heavily | to a considerable degree | 7 |
| 23 | height | the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top | 6 |
| 24 | heading | a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | 7 |
| 25 | hearts | a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades | 6 |
| 26 | helpful | providing assistance or serving a useful function | 7 |
| 27 | hence | (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result | 5 |
| 28 | headquarters | (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise | 12 |
| 29 | heritage | practices that are handed down from the past by tradition | 8 |
| 30 | heroes | a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength | 6 |
| 31 | healing | the natural process by which the body repairs itself | 7 |
| 32 | heating | the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature | 7 |
| 33 | heights | a high place | 7 |
| 34 | helicopter | an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades | 10 |
| 35 | heal | heal or recover | 4 |
| 36 | heated | made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated') | 6 |
| 37 | heels | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation | 5 |
| 38 | headline | the heading or caption of a newspaper article | 8 |
| 39 | helmet | armor plate that protects the head | 6 |
| 40 | headache | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | 8 |
| 41 | hes | a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses | 3 |
| 42 | herald | foreshadow or presage | 6 |
| 43 | headlines | publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline | 9 |
| 44 | heir | a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another | 4 |
| 45 | header | a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | 6 |
| 46 | headphones | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds | 10 |
| 47 | heather | common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere | 7 |
| 48 | heavier | of comparatively great physical weight or density | 7 |
| 49 | heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation | 4 |
| 50 | heroic | very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) | 6 |
3 letter words that start with he
- her
- hey
- hes
- heh
- hen
- hex
- hem
- het
- hep
- hew
4 letter words that start with he
- here
- help
- head
- held
- hear
- heat
- hero
- heal
- heck
- hers
- heir
- heel
- herb
- herd
- helm
- heap
- heed
- hemp
- hens
- heil
- heft
- hewn
- helo
- heme
- hems
- herm
- hebe
- hern
- heth
- hest
- hews
5 letter words that start with he
- heart
- heard
- heavy
- helps
- henry
- hello
- heads
- hence
- heels
- hears
- heath
- hedge
- herbs
- heirs
- heats
- heist
- hefty
- heals
- heaps
- helix
- herds
- heres
- heron
- hells
- hertz
- heady
- heave
- helms
- henna
- heros
- helio
- hexes
- herby
- heigh
- heeds
- hewer
- hewed
- hexed
- helos
- herry
- herms
- heder
6 letter words that start with he
- health
- helped
- heaven
- headed
- height
- hearts
- heroes
- heated
- helmet
- herald
- header
- heroic
- healed
- herein
- hereby
- hector
- heater
- helium
- helper
- hearty
- herbal
- heresy
- herpes
- hectic
- healer
- hedges
- heller
- hermit
- hearth
- heyday
- hernia
- heeled
- heaped
- hearse
- hetero
- herder
- heeded
- hemmed
- helios
- herded
- heifer
- hereof
- hedged
- heists
- herons
- helmed
- hereto
- heaved
- heckle
- heriot
- heaves
- hexane
- hellos
- hearer
- heaths
- hetman
- henrys
- heeler
- heinie
- heathy
9 more in the filter below.
7 letter words that start with he
- hearing
- healthy
- helping
- herself
- heavily
- heading
- helpful
- healing
- heating
- heights
- heather
- heavier
- hearted
- heavens
- helmets
- headset
- heroine
- herring
- heroism
- heinous
- heaters
- helpers
- headers
- hectare
- heathen
- heiress
- hepatic
- headway
- hearsay
- heretic
- hedging
- herding
- healers
- heroics
- hemlock
- heaving
- helluva
- hexagon
- helical
- heralds
- heaping
- herders
- heparin
- heckler
- hemming
- hessian
- hellcat
- helipad
- hermits
- heckled
- headman
- heeding
- heavies
- heifers
- hearken
- hearers
- helices
- hearths
- hernias
- hedonic
21 more in the filter below.
8 letter words that start with he
- heritage
- headline
- headache
- hearings
- hesitate
- heavenly
- helpless
- hercules
- hectares
- hesitant
- heaviest
- hedgehog
- hegemony
- heretics
- headless
- headband
- heralded
- heirloom
- headsets
- heroines
- headings
- heartily
- henchman
- hellfire
- headgear
- heathens
- henchmen
- heighten
- headlong
- headland
- headroom
- hematoma
- hedonism
- heredity
- hermetic
- hellhole
- headlamp
- helmsman
- heckling
- herrings
- heraldry
- heresies
- hematite
- herdsmen
- heraldic
- headlock
- herewith
- headrest
- headwind
- hellbent
- hexagons
- headship
- hedgerow
- heliport
- heathers
- hecklers
- helmeted
- helpings
- heedless
- herdsman
24 more in the filter below.
9 letter words that start with he
- headlines
- healthier
- headaches
- heartbeat
- hepatitis
- heartfelt
- heartless
- headphone
- heartland
- heartache
- hereafter
- hesitated
- headlined
- headlight
- hexagonal
- headliner
- hermitage
- heartburn
- heretical
- healthful
- herbicide
- headstone
- heuristic
- hedgehogs
- herbarium
- headdress
- heaviness
- heirlooms
- headspace
- healthily
- hegemonic
- hesitates
- headlamps
- headfirst
- helpfully
- headboard
- herculean
- hereunder
- heritable
- headbands
- headpiece
- heightens
- herniated
- hedgerows
- herbivore
- heralding
- herbalist
- hesitancy
- hemolytic
- heterodox
- headlands
- headstock
- headwinds
- heartened
- heritages
- heartiest
- heartworm
- heartwood
- hemolysis
- headwater
23 more in the filter below.
10 letter words that start with he
- helicopter
- headphones
- hemisphere
- hesitation
- hereditary
- heightened
- heartbreak
- headlights
- headmaster
- hemorrhage
- henceforth
- headlining
- healthiest
- hemoglobin
- helplessly
- herbaceous
- headliners
- herbicides
- hesitating
- headstrong
- herbivores
- headwaters
- heartbeats
- headstones
- hematology
- heroically
- heretofore
- hedonistic
- heartening
- heuristics
- headhunter
- heartthrob
- hesitantly
- hemophilia
- heartaches
- heatstroke
- hemorrhoid
- heartlands
- herniation
- hereabouts
- hepatocyte
- hemostasis
- heliotrope
- hematocrit
- herbalists
- hemiplegia
- heterodyne
- headpieces
- hemangioma
- hellacious
- heavenward
- hellhounds
- headhunted
- hemostatic
- heterodoxy
- headboards
- headwaiter
- hellenized
- hemoptysis
- hearkening
4 more in the filter below.
11 letter words that start with he
- helicopters
- heavyweight
- heartbroken
- hereinafter
- hearthstone
- hemorrhagic
- hemispheres
- hemorrhoids
- headquarter
- heightening
- hexadecimal
- headhunters
- hepatocytes
- herringbone
- herbivorous
- hemispheric
- headdresses
- helpfulness
- hesitations
- hemorrhages
- hermeneutic
- headmasters
- hemodynamic
- hematologic
- headhunting
- heartbreaks
- healthiness
- herpesvirus
- herpetology
- hematoxylin
- healthfully
- heartlessly
- heartthrobs
- heterotopic
- hemangiomas
- hemophiliac
- hemorrhaged
- hermeticism
12 letter words that start with he
- headquarters
- heterosexual
- heartwarming
- helplessness
- headmistress
- heavyweights
- heartbreaker
- heartstrings
- hemorrhaging
- hermeneutics
- hemodialysis
- hermetically
- heterozygous
- heritability
- heterocyclic
- heliocentric
- heartrending
- heterocycles
- heterogenous
- heterologous
- hematologist
- henceforward
- hereditarily
- hemodynamics
- heterozygote
- helicoptered
- hepatomegaly
- hemophiliacs
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Questions people ask
How many words start with he?
This list has 562 words starting with he, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with he?
her, here, help, head, health, heart, heard, held.
What 5 letter words start with he?
heart, heard, heavy, helps, henry, hello, heads, hence, heels, hears.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.