half: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with H · ends with F
Meaning of half
noun
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
Example: I ate the smaller half of the apple.
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
Example: An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
- UK
Half of a standard measure, chiefly: half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
Listed forms: halves, halfe.
Source: Wiktionary — half.
adj
- not-comparable
Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
Example: a half kilo
- not-comparable
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
Example: a half truth
- not-comparable
Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
Example: a half brother or half sister
- not-comparable
Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
Example: a half uncle or half aunt or half cousin
Listed forms: halfe.
Source: Wiktionary — half.
adv
- not-comparable
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
- not-comparable
In some part approximating a half.
- not-comparable
Partially; imperfectly.
Example: half-colored
- not-comparable
Practically, nearly.
Listed forms: halfe.
Source: Wiktionary — half.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for half.
noun
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
- one-half
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is half in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of half
H(4) + A(1) + L(1) + F(4) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of half
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from half
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in half. Showing up to 24, longest first.