home: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of home
noun
A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
A dwelling. The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; a childhood or parental home; the home of one’s parents or guardian.
Example: Does she still live at home? - No, she moved out and got an apartment when she was 18, but she still lives in the city.
A dwelling. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
A dwelling. A house that has been made homelike, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
Example: It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home
Listed forms: homes, hyem.
Source: Wiktionary — home.
verb
- intransitive
To return to its owner.
Example: The dog homed.
Listed forms: homes, homing, homed, hyem.
Source: Wiktionary — home.
adj
- not-comparable
Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.
Example: home manufactures
- not-comparable
Relating to the home team (the team at whose venue a game is played).
Example: the home end, home advantage, home supporters
- archaic, not-comparable
That strikes home; direct, pointed.
Example: a home truth
- not-comparable, obsolete
Personal, intimate.
Listed forms: hyem.
Source: Wiktionary — home.
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 home.
adjective
inside the country
noun
where you live at a particular time
noun
housing that someone is living in
- dwelling
- domicile
- abode
- habitation
- dwelling house
noun
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- home plate
- home base
- plate
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is home in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of home
H(4) + O(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 9 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 home
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from home
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in home. Showing up to 24, longest first.