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3 Letter Words Starting With H

Explore 87 English words that start with H and contain exactly 3 letters. Common examples include hot, hnn, hvy, haa, had.

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All 87 3-Letter Words Starting With H

haa(Japanese fiction) A sigh.hadsimple past and past participle of havehae(Scotland) Alternative form of have.hafPronunciation spelling of have.hagA witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.hahSynonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.hai(Internet slang) Hi.hajClipping of blahaj.halA special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.ham(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.hanSorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.hao(historical) A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.hap(uncountable) A person's lot (good or bad), luck, fortune, fate.harA sound of laughter, with a sarcastic connotation.hasthird-person singular simple present indicative of havehat(figuratively) A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.havInformal spelling of have.hawAn imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).hay(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.hazEye dialect spelling of has.hcpInitialism of hexagonal close-packed.hctAbbreviation of hematocrit/haematocrit.hdc(crochet) Initialism of half double crochet.hdrAbbreviation of header.hea(Hong Kong, colloquial, of people) slack; without or with little care or efforthed(journalism, slang) The headline of a news story.hee(onomatopoeia) An expression of laughter.hehThe fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician 𐤄, Aramaic 𐡄, Hebrew ה, Syriac ܗ, Arabic ه, and others).heiAlternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)hemUsed to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.henA female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.hep(informal) hepatitis.herBelonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).het(countable, slang) A heterosexual person.hev(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of have, representing dialectal English.hew(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.hex(transitive) To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.heyAn exclamation to get attention.hgtAbbreviation of height.hhhA sigh; indicates distress, discomfort, boredom or confusion.hicAn approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.hidsimple past of hidehie(intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.himA masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.hin(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).hip(anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.hir(nonstandard) Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.hisBelonging to him.hit(heading, physical) To strike.hmmIndicates thinking or pondering.hnnIndicating thinking or pondering.hoa(obsolete) ho; hey; a call for attentionhobA kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.hod(intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.hoeAny of various tools for scraping, scratching, digging, or stirring soil or other materials.hofAn enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.hogAny animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.hohAlternative form of ho.hoiAlternative form of hoy, hey! a call to gain someone's attention.hok(South Africa) A kind of small hut.homAlternative form of haoma (“sacred plant”).honA term of endearment; Honey, sweethearthoo(South Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire) shehotRelating to heat and conditions which produce it.how(interrogative, degree) To what degree or extent.hox(genetics) Abbreviation of homeobox.hoy(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.hrmExpresses a moment of particular curiosity or thoughtfulness.hrsplural of hr; hourshse(Hong Kong, Singapore) Abbreviation of house.hua(New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of hooer.hubThe central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.hud(UK, dialect) A huck or hull, as of a nut.hueA color, or shade of color; tint; dye.hugA particular grip in wrestling.huh(with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.hui(New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.humA hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.hun(informal) Alternative spelling of hon (“affectionate abbreviation of honey”).hupThe first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.hutA small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.hvyAbbreviation of heavy.hwyAbbreviation of highway.hydsimple past of hydehyeObsolete spelling of high.hymObsolete spelling of him.hypHypochondria.

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