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8-letter words starting with HU

There are 83 8-letter words starting with HU in the standard word-game list. The most common are humanity, humility, humidity, hurrying, hustling, humorous.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
humanitythe quality of being humane16
humilitya disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride16
humiditywetness in the atmosphere17
hurryingmoving with great haste15
hustlingAct of one who hustles.12
humorousfull of or characterized by humor13
humanoidan automaton that resembles a human being14
hungoverSuffering the aftereffects of the consumption of alcohol15
humblingcausing awareness of your shortcomings16
hurtlingThe act of something being hurtled or thrown.12
huntsmana man who hunts game13
humpbackan abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column23
huntressa woman hunter11
humanistof or pertaining to Renaissance humanism13
humoringthe act of indulging or gratifying a desire14
huarachea sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps16
huckstera seller of shoddy goods17
hugenessThe quality of being huge; immensity.12
huggableCapable of, or suitable for, being hugged.15
huisachetropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery16
humanelyin a humane manner16
humanisemake more humane13
humanismthe doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare15
humanizemake more humane22
humidifymake (more) humid20
humifiedconverted to humus17
hummableSuitable for humming or humming along17
hummockyHaving hummocks.24
humorfulHumorous; comical16
humoristsomeone who acts, speaks or writes in an amusing way13
humouredHaving a disposition or mood of a specified kind.14
humplessWithout humps.15
hunchingThe motion by which something is hunched.17
hungeredSimple past tense and past participle of hunger13
hungrilyin the manner of someone who is very hungry15
huntableCapable of being hunted.13
huntedlyIn a hunted manner; as though being hunted.15
hurdlinga footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles13
hurtlessUnhurt.11
hushedlyIn a hushed way; quietly, softly.18
husklikeResembling or characteristic of a husk.19
hustingsthe activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)12

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