honest: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with H · ends with T
Meaning of honest
adj
Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
Example: brutally honest
True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
Example: an honest account of events
In good faith; without malice.
Example: an honest mistake
Accurate.
Example: an honest scale
Listed forms: honester, honestest.
Source: Wiktionary — honest.
verb
- obsolete
To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
Listed forms: honests, honesting, honested.
Source: Wiktionary — honest.
adv
- colloquial
Honestly; really.
Example: It wasn’t my fault, honest.
Source: Wiktionary — honest.
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 honest.
adjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth
adjective
worthy of being depended on
adjective
not forged
adjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is honest in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of honest
H(4) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of honest
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 honest
81 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in honest. Showing up to 24, longest first.