Words That Start With HO
Here are 627 words that start with ho, 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 ho
- 627
- Most used
- how
- Shortest
- how
- 5 letter words
- 68
Common words that start with ho
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | home | where you live at a particular time | 4 |
| 2 | house | a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | 5 |
| 3 | however | despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) | 7 |
| 4 | hope | expect and wish | 4 |
| 5 | hours | a period of time assigned for work | 5 |
| 6 | hold | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., | 4 |
| 7 | hour | a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day | 4 |
| 8 | hot | used of physical heat | 3 |
| 9 | hospital | a health facility where patients receive treatment | 8 |
| 10 | hotel | a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | 5 |
| 11 | holding | the act of retaining something | 7 |
| 12 | holy | a sacred place of pilgrimage | 4 |
| 13 | host | a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible... | 4 |
| 14 | housing | structures collectively in which people are housed | 7 |
| 15 | horse | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | 5 |
| 16 | honest | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent | 6 |
| 17 | houses | a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | 6 |
| 18 | homes | where you live at a particular time | 5 |
| 19 | honestly | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that | 8 |
| 20 | honor | bestow honor or rewards upon | 5 |
| 21 | hoping | expect and wish | 6 |
| 22 | hole | an opening into or through something | 4 |
| 23 | holiday | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | 7 |
| 24 | holds | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., | 5 |
| 25 | hopefully | with hope; in a hopeful manner | 9 |
| 26 | household | a social unit living together | 9 |
| 27 | horses | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | 6 |
| 28 | horrible | provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill | 8 |
| 29 | horror | intense and profound fear | 6 |
| 30 | hockey | a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field | 6 |
| 31 | hop | jump lightly | 3 |
| 32 | hopes | expect and wish | 5 |
| 33 | honey | a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees | 5 |
| 34 | honour | the state of being honored | 6 |
| 35 | hook | fasten with a hook | 4 |
| 36 | holes | an opening into or through something | 5 |
| 37 | hospitals | a health facility where patients receive treatment | 9 |
| 38 | hoped | expect and wish | 5 |
| 39 | homeless | someone unfortunate without housing | 8 |
| 40 | hosted | be the host of or for | 6 |
| 41 | hosts | a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible... | 5 |
| 42 | holidays | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | 8 |
| 43 | hotels | a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | 6 |
| 44 | holder | a holding device | 6 |
| 45 | hood | an aggressive and violent young criminal | 4 |
| 46 | hosting | be the host of or for | 7 |
| 47 | horn | a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it | 4 |
| 48 | homework | preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) | 8 |
| 49 | households | a social unit living together | 10 |
| 50 | holland | a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level | 7 |
3 letter words that start with ho
- how
- hot
- hop
- hon
- hog
- hoe
- hoy
- hob
- hod
4 letter words that start with ho
- home
- hope
- hold
- hour
- holy
- host
- hole
- hong
- hook
- hood
- horn
- hose
- holt
- homo
- hoax
- howe
- hoop
- hops
- howl
- hogs
- hone
- hogg
- hobo
- hoof
- hove
- hoot
- hoes
- honk
- holm
- hock
- hots
- hows
- hons
- hoya
- hora
- hoke
- hoar
- hols
- hoed
- hobs
5 letter words that start with ho
- house
- hours
- hotel
- horse
- homes
- honor
- holds
- hopes
- honey
- holes
- hoped
- hosts
- hobby
- honda
- homer
- holly
- horns
- hooks
- hogan
- hoops
- hound
- hover
- hoard
- horde
- hoist
- hoods
- howdy
- holed
- honed
- hoses
- hotly
- horst
- howls
- homey
- howes
- hoppy
- hokey
- hoyle
- hooch
- hocus
- holla
- hosed
- hoots
- hobos
- hovel
- hoary
- homos
- hoody
- hones
- hooky
- honks
- homed
- hotch
- hoofs
- honan
- holey
- hocks
- horas
- hoyas
- hokum
8 more in the filter below.
6 letter words that start with ho
- honest
- houses
- hoping
- horses
- horror
- hockey
- honour
- hosted
- hotels
- holder
- hollow
- hooked
- honors
- hourly
- housed
- holden
- homage
- hotter
- hopper
- hostel
- hoodie
- hobbit
- hooper
- hopped
- hooded
- horrid
- hooray
- hounds
- hookup
- hordes
- hornet
- homers
- horned
- homing
- hooves
- homely
- holler
- hookah
- hotdog
- honing
- hovers
- hombre
- hoarse
- hotbed
- homily
- hoards
- hoaxes
- hoopla
- holier
- hoodoo
- howler
- howled
- horsey
- honeys
- holdup
- honked
- hobble
- honcho
- hoists
- houser
31 more in the filter below.
7 letter words that start with ho
- however
- holding
- housing
- holiday
- hosting
- holland
- honored
- horizon
- hostile
- holders
- honesty
- hostage
- hottest
- hormone
- hopeful
- honours
- hobbies
- horrors
- hopping
- hospice
- hotline
- hostess
- hooking
- hornets
- howling
- holster
- hotspur
- hoodies
- hostels
- hoisted
- hovered
- honking
- hookups
- hooters
- homeboy
- hollows
- hocking
- holiest
- hotdogs
- hounded
- hobbits
- hogging
- hotshot
- hoppers
- hoarder
- hotness
- hobbled
- hosiery
- hoarded
- homered
- holdout
- honoree
- hombres
- hogwash
- hosanna
- hominid
- hooting
- hoodlum
- honeyed
- hollies
36 more in the filter below.
8 letter words that start with ho
- hospital
- honestly
- horrible
- homeless
- holidays
- homework
- holdings
- homeland
- hometown
- homemade
- homicide
- hormones
- horrific
- hopeless
- honoured
- honorary
- hostages
- honoring
- horribly
- horizons
- holiness
- hovering
- holistic
- hormonal
- horsemen
- hologram
- hoarding
- horseman
- homesick
- holstein
- hollowed
- homology
- hopefuls
- holotype
- homeward
- hooligan
- hoisting
- hobbyist
- honorees
- homeroom
- honeybee
- hounding
- howitzer
- homespun
- housings
- hoarders
- hotlines
- hollered
- holdover
- honeydew
- hotelier
- hothouse
- homilies
- hoodlums
- hobbling
- hotshots
- holsters
- hospices
- houseman
- holdouts
39 more in the filter below.
9 letter words that start with ho
- hopefully
- household
- hospitals
- holocaust
- honorable
- honeymoon
- hostility
- homestead
- horrified
- housewife
- horseback
- homeowner
- horseshoe
- homicides
- horoscope
- housework
- homegrown
- housemate
- honeycomb
- hooligans
- hourglass
- honouring
- homemaker
- honorably
- homelands
- homicidal
- holograms
- hollering
- houseboat
- hobbyists
- homophobe
- honeybees
- housemaid
- hostesses
- howitzers
- honorific
- hopscotch
- hobgoblin
- hoteliers
- hometowns
- homebound
- hollowing
- hoardings
- horsehair
- holdovers
- horseplay
- holstered
- howsoever
- homologue
- horrifies
- hotheaded
- horseless
- hollyhock
- horsetail
- homophone
- homeworks
- horniness
- hookworms
- holograph
- homeopath
14 more in the filter below.
10 letter words that start with ho
- households
- horizontal
- homosexual
- honourable
- homeowners
- homecoming
- homophobic
- horsepower
- horrifying
- horrendous
- housewives
- homophobia
- hopelessly
- housemates
- hospitable
- homeopathy
- homeschool
- homogenous
- homologous
- horoscopes
- hovercraft
- homophobes
- homesteads
- horseshoes
- homozygous
- houseguest
- hodgepodge
- housewares
- holidaying
- hoodwinked
- homunculus
- homonymous
- holography
- homemakers
- homemaking
- homophones
- houseplant
- housebound
- honorarium
- hootenanny
- housemaids
- homologues
- houseboats
- hollowness
- honeymoons
- honorifics
- homeopaths
- hobgoblins
- hormonally
- hoarseness
- honeycombs
- horsewoman
- hobnobbing
- homogenize
- hornblende
- horseflesh
- homophonic
- hollyhocks
- homiletics
- holocausts
6 more in the filter below.
11 letter words that start with ho
- hospitality
- hostilities
- homosexuals
- housekeeper
- homogeneous
- holographic
- householder
- homeopathic
- homeostasis
- horseradish
- honeysuckle
- homogeneity
- houseguests
- hooliganism
- homogenized
- hollandaise
- houseplants
- homeostatic
- homestretch
- hopefulness
- homesteader
- housemaster
- housebroken
- honeymooned
- horological
- hospitalize
- honeycombed
- homesteaded
- homomorphic
- hornswoggle
- homecomings
- horizontals
- homogenised
- homologated
- homogenates
- homozygotes
- hoodwinking
- homological
- hourglasses
12 letter words that start with ho
- hospitalized
- homelessness
- horizontally
- housekeeping
- horticulture
- hopelessness
- hospitalised
- householders
- homeschooled
- housekeepers
- homesickness
- horsemanship
- housewarming
- horrifically
- honeymooners
- homesteading
- horrendously
- holistically
- homesteaders
- homomorphism
- horrifyingly
- honeymooning
- homologation
- homeomorphic
- homogenizing
- holidaymaker
- housesitting
- homeschooler
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Questions people ask
How many words start with ho?
This list has 627 words starting with ho, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with ho?
how, home, house, however, hope, hours, hold, hour.
What 5 letter words start with ho?
house, hours, hotel, horse, homes, honor, holds, hopes, honey, holes.
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.