6-letter words containing r, h, e
- hermod — a son of Odin who rode to Hel to negotiate for the return of Balder to Asgard.
- hermon — Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- hernia — the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- heroes — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heroin — a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- herold — Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.
- herons — Plural form of heron.
- heroon — a temple or monument dedicated to a hero
- herpes — any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes. Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- herrin — a town in S Illinois.
- hersed — arranged in the herse battle formation
- hersey — John Richard, 1914–93, U.S. journalist, novelist, and educator.
- herter — Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- herzen — Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (alɛkˈsandr iˈvaːnovitʃ). 1812–70, Russian socialist political philosopher: best known for his autobiography My Past and Thoughts (1861–67)
- herzog — Chaim [khahy-im] /ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1918–97, Israeli political leader: president 1983–1997.
- hesher — (slang) a diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music.
- hesper — Hesperus.
- hester — a female given name, form of Esther.
- hetero — Chemistry. of or relating to an atom other than carbon, particularly in a cyclic compound.
- hether — Obsolete spelling of heather.
- hewers — Plural form of hewer.
- hi-res — high-resolution (def 2).
- hicker — an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
- hidder — a young ram
- hiders — Plural form of hider.
- hiero- — holy or divine
- hieron — (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- higher — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- hikers — Plural form of hiker.
- hiller — Dame Wendy, 1912–2003, British actress.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hinger — a tool for making hinges
- hinter — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- hipper — Also, hipness. the condition or state of being hip.
- hirage — the fee for hiring something
- hirees — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- hirers — Plural form of hirer.
- hirple — (intransitive, Scotland, northern UK) to walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
- hirsel — (Scotland, Northern English) The entire stock on a farm or stock under the charge of a shepherd.
- hirsle — to wriggle or fidget while seated
- hisser — One who hisses.
- hither — to or toward this place: to come hither.
- hitler — Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- hitter — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hoared — (obsolete) moldy; musty.
- hoarse — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hoaxer — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- hobber — a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hocker — pawn1 .