house: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of house
noun
- countable, uncountable
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
Example: This is my house and my family's ancestral home.
- Hong-Kong, countable, uncountable
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. An apartment building within a public housing estate.
- countable, uncountable
A container; a thing which houses another.
- uncountable
Size and quality of residential accommodations; housing.
Listed forms: houses, housen, hice, hoose, houss.
Source: Wiktionary — house.
verb
- transitive
To keep within a structure or container.
Example: The car is housed in the garage.
- transitive
To admit to residence; to harbor.
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
- transitive
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
Listed forms: houses, housing, housed.
Source: Wiktionary — house.
noun
- uncountable
House music.
Source: Wiktionary — house.
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 house.
noun
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
- firm
- business firm
noun
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
noun
a social unit living together
noun
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is house in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of house
H(4) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 8 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 house
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 house
25 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in house. Showing up to 24, longest first.