hero: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with H · ends with O
Meaning of hero
noun
Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
Example: My mom died a hero on duty.
A role model.
The protagonist in a work of fiction.
The current player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain (“any opponent player”). Not to be confused with hero call (“a weak call against a supposed bluff”).
Example: Let's discuss how to play if the hero has KK, and there's an ace on board.
Listed forms: heroes, heros.
Source: Wiktionary — hero.
verb
- informal, intransitive
To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
- transitive
To praise or laud.
- transitive
To bring attention to; to highlight; to spotlight.
Listed forms: heroes, heros, heroing, heroeing, heroed.
Source: Wiktionary — hero.
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 hero.
noun
someone who fights for a cause
noun
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- bomber
- grinder
- hero sandwich
- hoagie
- hoagy
- Cuban sandwich
- Italian sandwich
- poor boy
- sub
- submarine
- submarine sandwich
- torpedo
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hero in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hero
H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + O(1) = 7 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 hero
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from hero
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hero. Showing up to 24, longest first.