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8-letter words starting with HO

There are 237 8-letter words starting with HO in the standard word-game list. The most common are hospital, horrible, honestly, homework, homicide, homeless.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
hospitala health facility where patients receive treatment13
horribleprovoking horror13
honestly(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that14
homeworkwork, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home20
homicidethe killing of a human being by another human being16
homelesswithout nationality or citizenship13
holidays(usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home15
hopelesswithout hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success13
homelandthe country where you were born14
hometownthe town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence16
holinessthe quality of being holy11
homemademade or produced in the home or by yourself16
hormonesHormone replacement therapy.13
honouredhaving an illustrious reputation; respected12
horriblyof a dreadful kind16
horrificgrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror16
hologramthe intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a…14
horsemana man skilled in equitation13
homesicklonging to return home19
hoveringThe act of one who hovers.15
honorarygiven as an honor without the normal duties14
honoringconformity with law or custom or practice etc.12
homerooma classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times…15
hooligana cruel and brutal fellow12
hormonalof or relating to or caused by hormones13
houndingPursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.13
hoardinglarge outdoor signboard13
holisticemphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole13
housemanan advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience13
homewardoriented toward home17
houseboyA young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.16
honeybeesocial bee often domesticated for the honey it produces16
hoarselyin a hoarse or husky voice14
honeydewthe fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh18
hothousea greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner14
hoactzincrested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings22
hobblingGerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.16
hobbyista person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure18
hockshopA pawnshop.22
hogmanayNew Year's Eve in Scotland17
hogsheada British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages16
hoickingThe process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.18
hoistingThe act by which something is hoisted.12
holdableThat may be held.14
holdbackRestraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)20
holdfastrestraint that attaches to something or holds something in place15
holdoveran official who remains in office after their term15
holelessWithout a hole or holes.11
hollandsgin made in the Netherlands12
hollowerOne who or that which hollows something.14
hollowlyin a hollow manner17
hologamyA form of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are approximately the same shape and size as the somatic…17
holotypethe original specimen from which the description of a new species is made16
holozoicobtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter22
holsteina breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland11
holytideA holy day, or religious festival.15
homebodya person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel19
homebredBorn or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous.16
homelikehaving a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable17
homeoboxone of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development22

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