head: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with H · ends with D
Meaning of head
noun
- countable
The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
Example: Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
- countable, uncountable
The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. To do with heads. Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
Example: The company is looking for people with good heads for business.
- countable, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable
The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. To do with heads. Mind; one's own thoughts.
Example: This song keeps going through my head.
- countable, uncountable
The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. To do with heads. A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
Listed forms: heads, heead, hed.
Source: Wiktionary — head.
adj
- not-comparable
Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
Listed forms: heead, hed.
Source: Wiktionary — head.
verb
- transitive
To be in command of. (See also head up.)
Example: Who heads the board of trustees?
- transitive
To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
Example: A group of clowns headed the procession.
- transitive
To strike with the head
Example: to head the ball
- intransitive
To move in a specified direction.
Example: We are going to head up North for our holiday.
Listed forms: heads, heading, headed, heead, hed.
Source: Wiktionary — head.
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 head.
noun
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
noun
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
noun
a person who is in charge
- chief
- top dog
noun
the source of water from which a stream arises
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is head in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of head
H(4) + E(1) + A(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 head
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from head
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in head. Showing up to 24, longest first.