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Words starting with HEM
There are 198 words starting with HEM in the standard word-game list. The most common are hemisphere, hemorrhage, hemorrhaging, hematoma, hemp, hemlock.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe | 20 |
| hemorrhage | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | 19 |
| hemorrhaging | Bleeding | 22 |
| hematoma | a localized swelling filled with blood | 15 |
| hemp | a plant fiber | 11 |
| hemlock | poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium | 18 |
| hemorrhagic | of or relating to a hemorrhage | 22 |
| hemorrhoid | venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | 19 |
| hemoglobin | a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function… | 18 |
| hemagglutinate | cause the clumping together (of red blood cells) | 21 |
| hemagglutinated | Modified by hemagglutination | 23 |
| hemagglutinating | That causes hemagglutination. | 24 |
| hemagglutination | agglutination of red blood cells | 23 |
| hemagglutinin | An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells | 20 |
| hemal | relating to the blood vessels or blood | 10 |
| hemangioma | benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks | 18 |
| hematal | relating to the blood vessels or blood | 12 |
| hematein | An oxidized derivative of haematoxylin, used in staining. | 13 |
| hematic | relating to or containing or affecting blood | 14 |
| hematin | a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | 12 |
| hematine | An artificial magnetic material, a barium-strontium ferrite, used in jewellery. | 13 |
| hematinic | a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | 16 |
| hematite | the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form | 13 |
| hematitic | Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it. | 16 |
| hematocrit | the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a… | 17 |
| hematogenous | Producing blood | 18 |
| hematoid | Resembling blood. | 14 |
| hematologic | of or relating to or involved in hematology | 19 |
| hematological | of or relating to or involved in hematology | 21 |
| hematologist | a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 18 |
| hematology | the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 19 |
| hematopoiesis | the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | 20 |
| hematopoietic | pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | 22 |
| hematoporphyrin | The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom) | 30 |
| hematoxylin | A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to… | 26 |
| hematuria | the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | 14 |
| heme | a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | 9 |
| hemelytron | An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions. | 18 |
| hemerocallis | Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies. | 19 |
| hemerythrin | A respiratory pigment found in sipunculids, priapulids and brachiopods. | 22 |
| hemiacetal | an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes… | 17 |
| hemic | relating to or containing or affecting blood | 12 |
| hemicellulose | A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in… | 20 |
| hemichordate | Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord | 23 |
| hemicycle | a plane figure with the shape of half a circle | 21 |
| hemidemisemiquaver | a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note | 40 |
| hemihedral | Having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system | 19 |
| hemihydrate | A hydrate whose solid contains one molecule of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit… | 23 |
| hemihydrated | In the form of a hemihydrate. | 25 |
| hemimetabolous | (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble… | 23 |
| hemimorphic | Having the two ends (of an axis) modified with unlike planes. | 25 |
| hemimorphism | The condition of being hemimorphic | 26 |
| hemin | a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood | 10 |
| hemiola | The articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time. | 12 |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body | 18 |
| hemiplegic | a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body) | 20 |
| hemipter | Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs. | 15 |
| hemipteran | insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete… | 17 |
| hemipterous | Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran | 18 |
| hemispheric | of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres | 23 |
All 198 words
- hemisphere
- hemorrhage
- hemorrhaging
- hematoma
- hemp
- hemlock
- hemorrhagic
- hemorrhoid
- hemoglobin
- hemacytometer
- hemacytometers
- hemagglutinate
- hemagglutinated
- hemagglutinates
- hemagglutinating
- hemagglutination
- hemagglutinations
- hemagglutinin
- hemagglutinins
- hemagog
- hemagogs
- hemal
- hemangioma
- hemangiomas
- hemangiomata
- hematal
- hematein
- hemateins
- hematic
- hematics
- hematin
- hematine
- hematines
- hematinic
- hematinics
- hematins
- hematite
- hematites
- hematitic
- hematocrit
- hematocrits
- hematogenous
- hematoid
- hematologic
- hematological
- hematologies
- hematologist
- hematologists
- hematology
- hematomas
- hematomata
- hematophagous
- hematopoieses
- hematopoiesis
- hematopoietic
- hematoporphyrin
- hematoporphyrins
- hematoxylin
- hematoxylins
- hematuria
- hematurias
- heme
- hemelytra
- hemelytron
- hemerocallis
- hemerocallises
- hemerythrin
- hemerythrins
- hemes
- hemiacetal
- hemiacetals
- hemic
- hemicellulose
- hemicelluloses
- hemichordate
- hemichordates
- hemicycle
- hemicycles
- hemidemisemiquaver
- hemidemisemiquavers
- hemihedral
- hemihydrate
- hemihydrated
- hemihydrates
- hemimetabolous
- hemimorphic
- hemimorphism
- hemimorphisms
- hemin
- hemins
- hemiola
- hemiolas
- hemiolia
- hemiolias
- hemiplegia
- hemiplegias
- hemiplegic
- hemiplegics
- hemipter
- hemipteran
- hemipterans
- hemipterous
- hemipters
- hemispheres
- hemispheric
- hemispherical
- hemistich
- hemistichs
- hemizygous
- hemline
- hemlines
- hemlocks
- hemmed
- hemmer
- hemmers
- hemming
- hemochromatoses
- hemochromatosis
- hemochromatosises
- hemocoel
- hemocoels
- hemocyanin
- hemocyanins
- hemocyte
- hemocytes
- hemocytometer
- hemocytometers
- hemodialyses
- hemodialysis
- hemodilution
- hemodilutions
- hemodynamic
- hemodynamically
- hemodynamics
- hemoflagellate
- hemoflagellates
- hemoglobinopathies
- hemoglobinopathy
- hemoglobins
- hemoglobinuria
- hemoglobinurias
- hemoglobinuric
- hemoid
- hemolymph
- hemolymphs
- hemolyses
- hemolysin
- hemolysins
- hemolysis
- hemolytic
- hemolyze
- hemolyzed
- hemolyzes
- hemolyzing
- hemophilia
- hemophiliac
- hemophiliacs
- hemophilias
- hemophilic
- hemophilics
- hemopoieses
- hemopoiesis
- hemopoietic
- hemoprotein
- hemoproteins
- hemoptyses
- hemoptysis
- hemorrhaged
- hemorrhages
- hemorrhoidal
- hemorrhoidals
- hemorrhoids
- hemosiderin
- hemosiderins
- hemostases
- hemostasis
- hemostat
- hemostatic
- hemostatics
- hemostats
- hempen
- hempie
- hempier
- hempiest
- hemplike
- hemps
- hempseed
- hempseeds
- hempweed
- hempweeds
- hempy
- hems
- hemstitch
- hemstitched
- hemstitcher
- hemstitchers
- hemstitches
- hemstitching