height: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with H · ends with T
Meaning of height
noun
- countable, uncountable
The distance from the base to the top of something.
- countable, uncountable
The distance from the base to the top of something. The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
Example: — What's your height? — 180 centimetres.
- countable, uncountable
The distance from the base to the top of something. The minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the extension of) the edge opposite, namely along a line perpendicular to the edge.
Example: The area of a triangle is "a half base times height".
- countable, uncountable
The distance from the base to the top of something. The amplitude of a sinusoid.
Listed forms: heights, heighth, heigth, hight, highth.
Source: Wiktionary — height.
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 height.
noun
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
noun
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
noun
(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
noun
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is height in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of height
H(4) + E(1) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + T(1) = 13 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 height
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from height
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in height. Showing up to 24, longest first.