how: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 9 letter points · starts with H · ends with W
Meaning of how
adv
- interrogative, not-comparable
To what degree or extent.
Example: How often do you practice?
- interrogative, not-comparable
In what manner
- interrogative, not-comparable
In what manner: By what means.
Example: How do you solve this puzzle? –Sorry, I can't remember how.
- interrogative, not-comparable
In what manner: With overtones of why, for what reason.
Example: How should I know whether he likes raisins or not? Ask him!
Listed forms: hoo, whow.
Source: Wiktionary — how.
conj
- informal
Used to state that something is in a certain way or state.
Example: She told me how her father was a doctor.
Listed forms: hoo, whow.
Source: Wiktionary — how.
intj
- US, dialectal
What?, pardon?
Listed forms: hoo, whow.
Source: Wiktionary — how.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is how in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of how
H(4) + O(1) + W(4) = 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 how
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from how
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in how. Showing up to 24, longest first.