Words That Start With He

Nellie Bly

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17-07-2025

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This list compiles words beginning with the letters "He," categorized for easier navigation. The inclusion of certain words may depend on variations in spelling or acceptance within specific dictionaries. This list aims for comprehensiveness but may not be entirely exhaustive.

Common Words Starting with "He"

This section focuses on words frequently encountered in everyday language:

• He: The third-person singular masculine pronoun.
• Head: The top part of the body, or a leader.
• Health: The state of being free from illness or injury.
• Hear: To perceive sound through the ears.
• Heart: The organ that circulates blood.
• Heat: Thermal energy.
• Heaven: A place or state of blissful existence after death (in some religions).
• Heavy: Of great weight.
• Heed: To pay attention to.
• Height: The measurement from base to top.
• Held: Past tense of "hold."
• Hello: A greeting.
• Help: Assistance.
• Hem: The edge of a piece of cloth.
• Hence: From now or then.
• Her: The possessive form of "she."
• Here: In this place.
• Hero: A person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
• Hers: Belonging to her.
• Hesitate: To pause before doing something.

Less Common or More Specialized Words Beginning with "He"

This section includes words that are less frequently used or are specific to particular fields:

• Healer: A person who heals, often in a spiritual or alternative medicine context.
• Hearten: To encourage or give hope to.
• Heath: A type of uncultivated land.
• Heather: A type of flowering shrub.
• Hectic: Characterized by intense activity.
• Hedge: A fence or boundary made of shrubs or bushes.
• Heedless: Not paying attention.
• Heifer: A young cow that has not yet produced a calf.
• Heir: A person legally entitled to the property or title of another on that person's death.
• Heirloom: A valuable object that has belonged to a family for many generations.
• Helmet: Protective headgear.
• Hemoglobin: The protein molecule in blood that carries oxygen.
• Hemorrhage: A profuse bleeding.
• Hepatitis: Inflammation of the liver.
• Heptarchy: A state or government consisting of seven rulers.
• Herald: A person who makes announcements or proclamations.
• Herbaceous: Relating to or characteristic of herbs.
• Herbicide: A substance that is toxic to plants, used to kill unwanted vegetation.
• Hereditary: Transmitted from parent to offspring through genes.
• Heretic: A person believing in or practicing religious heresy.
• Hermeneutics: The branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.
• Heroine: A female hero.
• Hessian: A type of coarse fabric.
• Heterogeneous: Diverse in character or content.
• Hexagon: A plane figure with six sides and six angles.

This list offers a broad overview of words starting with "He." Many more words, including less common proper nouns and technical terms, also exist. Refer to a comprehensive dictionary for a more extensive exploration.