headquarters: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 25 letter points · starts with H · ends with S
Meaning of headquarters
noun
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
A place of concentrated activity or influence.
Source: Wiktionary — headquarters.
verb
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
third-person singular simple present indicative of headquarter
Base or related entry: headquarter.
Source: Wiktionary — headquarters.
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 headquarters.
noun
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
- central office
- main office
- home office
- home base
noun
the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
- HQ
- military headquarters
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is headquarters in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of headquarters
H(4) + E(1) + A(1) + D(2) + Q(10) + U(1) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + S(1) = 25 points.
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Anagrams of headquarters
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 headquarters
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