humor: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with H · ends with R
Meaning of humor
noun
- US, alt-of, uncountable, usually
US spelling of humour.
Base or related entry: humour.
Example: He was in a particularly vile humor that afternoon.
Listed forms: humors.
Source: Wiktionary — humor.
verb
- US, alt-of
US spelling of humour.
Base or related entry: humour.
Example: I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.
Listed forms: humors, humoring, humored.
Source: Wiktionary — humor.
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 humor.
noun
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
noun
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- humour
- sense of humor
- sense of humour
noun
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
noun
the quality of being funny
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is humor in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Not found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of humor
H(4) + U(1) + M(3) + O(1) + R(1) = 10 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 humor
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from humor
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in humor. Showing up to 24, longest first.