hello: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with H · ends with O
Meaning of hello
intj
A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
Example: Hello, everyone.
A greeting used when answering the telephone.
Example: Hello? How may I help you?
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
Example: Hello? Is anyone there?
- colloquial
Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.
Example: You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?
Listed forms: hullo, hallo, hollo, hilloa.
Source: Wiktionary — hello.
noun
"Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
Example: They gave each other a quick hello when they met, and went back on their merry ways.
Listed forms: hellos, helloes, hullo, hallo, hollo, hilloa.
Source: Wiktionary — hello.
verb
- transitive
To greet (someone) with "hello".
Listed forms: hellos, helloes, helloing, helloed, hullo, hallo, hollo.
Source: Wiktionary — hello.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
an expression of greeting
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hello 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 hello
H(4) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1) + O(1) = 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 hello
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from hello
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