heritage: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of heritage
noun
- countable, uncountable
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
- countable, uncountable
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
- countable, uncountable
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
- attributive, countable, uncountable
Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
Example: a heritage speaker; a heritage language
Listed forms: heritages.
Source: Wiktionary — heritage.
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 heritage.
noun
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
noun
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
noun
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is heritage in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of heritage
H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + T(1) + A(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 12 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 heritage
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 heritage
142 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in heritage. Showing up to 24, longest first.