Words by starting letters

Words Starting With HEN

There are 83 words that start with HEN, from 4 letters to 15. The highest scoring is HENDECASYLLABIC at 28 points in Scrabble, and 8 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Words Starting With HEN: What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • HENRY noun a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
  • HENCE adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  • HENS noun form of HEN: adult female chicken
  • HENNA noun a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
  • HENBIT noun Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
  • HENNAS noun form of HENNA: a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
  • HENRYS noun form of HENRY: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
  • HENBANE noun poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers
  • HENBITS noun form of HENBIT: Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
  • HENCOOP noun a farm building for housing poultry

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

HAB · HAC · HAD · HAE · HAF · HAI · HAK · HAL · HAM · HAN · HAP · HAR · HAS · HAT · HAU · HAW · HAY · HAZ · HEA · HEB · HEC · HEE · HEF · HEG

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