hand: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with H · ends with D
Meaning of hand
noun
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in humans and other primates, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
Example: Her hands are really strong.
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. The set of cards held by a player.
Listed forms: hands.
Source: Wiktionary — hand.
verb
- ditransitive
To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
Example: He handed them the letter. She handed me an opportunity.
- transitive
To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
Example: to hand a lady into a carriage
- transitive
To furl (a sail).
- obsolete, transitive
To manage.
Listed forms: hands, handing, handed, glossary, handest.
Source: Wiktionary — hand.
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 hand.
noun
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
noun
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- hired hand
noun
something written by hand
noun
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hand in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hand
H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 8 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 hand
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 hand
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hand. Showing up to 24, longest first.