Words by starting letters

Words Starting With HES

There are 39 words that start with HES, from 4 letters to 12. The highest scoring is HESPERIDIUMS at 20 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 13.4 points.

Words Starting With HES: What They Mean

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

  • HESITATE verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  • HESITATION noun indecision in speech or action
  • HESSIAN noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
  • HESITANT adjective lacking decisiveness of character
  • HESSIANS noun form of HESSIAN: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
  • HESITANCE noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
  • HESITANCY noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
  • HESITATED verb form of HESITATE: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  • HESITATER noun one who hesitates (usually out of fear)
  • HESITATES verb form of HESITATE: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

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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The wider list: words starting with HE.

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