5 letter words starting with han

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with han.

  • HANAP
  • HANCE
  • HANCH
  • HANDI
  • HANDS
  • HANDY
  • HANGI
  • HANGS
  • HANKS
  • HANKY
  • HANSA
  • HANSE
  • HANTS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:


Definition of handy

handy (adjective)

  1. Easy to use, useful.
  2. Nearby, within reach.
  3. Of a person: dexterous, skilful.
  4. Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.
  5. Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.

handy (noun)

  1. A hand job.

handy (noun)

  1. A handgun.

Definition of hangs

hangs (verb)

  1. To be or remain suspended.
  2. To float, as if suspended.
  3. (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
  4. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
  5. To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
  6. To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
  7. To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
  8. (used in maledictions) To damn.
  9. To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
  10. To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
  11. To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
  12. To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
  13. To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
  14. To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
  15. To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
  16. To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
  17. To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
  18. To be vulnerable to capture.
  19. Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

Definition of hanks

hanks (noun)

  1. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
  2. A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
  3. Doubt, difficulty.
  4. Mess, tangle.
  5. A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
  6. Hold; influence.
  7. A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.

Definition of hanse

hanse (noun)

  1. A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
  2. The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies.
  3. A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages.
  4. The Hanseatic League: a commercial association of German towns in the Middle Ages.

hanse (noun)

  1. The guildhall of a Hanse.
  2. A fee payable to the Hanse, particularly its entrance fee and the impost levied on non-members trading in its area.

hanse (noun)

  1. That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.

hanse (noun)

  1. That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.