hate: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of hate
noun
- countable, uncountable
An object of hatred.
Example: One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
- countable, uncountable
Hatred.
Example: He gave me a look filled with pure hate.
- Internet, countable, metonymically, uncountable
Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
Example: There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Lady Gaga from her fans.
- countable, metonymically, uncountable
Bigotry.
Example: The corporation said it would not tolerate hate.
Listed forms: hates.
Source: Wiktionary — hate.
verb
- transitive
To dislike intensely or greatly.
Example: As a kid, I used to hate to cycle to school every morning.
- intransitive
To experience a feeling of hatred.
- informal, slang
Used in a phrasal verb: hate on.
Example: I put ranch dressing on pizza. Please don't hate on me.
Listed forms: hates, hating, hated, glossary, hatest.
Source: Wiktionary — hate.
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 hate.
noun
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
verb
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hate
H(4) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 7 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 hate
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from hate
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hate. Showing up to 24, longest first.