honour: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with H · ends with R
Meaning of honour
noun
- countable, uncountable
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Example: Honours are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
Listed forms: honours.
Source: Wiktionary — honour.
verb
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Listed forms: honours, honouring, honoured.
Source: Wiktionary — honour.
intj
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Source: Wiktionary — honour.
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 honour.
noun
the state of being honored
noun
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
noun
the quality of being honorable and having a good name
noun
a woman's virtue or chastity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is honour in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Not found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of honour
H(4) + O(1) + N(1) + O(1) + U(1) + R(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 honour
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 honour
25 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in honour. Showing up to 24, longest first.