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HALF

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

HALF is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

HALVES 3 HALVING 5 HALVED 3 HALFS-s 2

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Other words sharing these letters — a good chance they hide on the same Boggle board.

HALFNESS 11 HALFNESSES 11
noun
  1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
    • I ate the smaller half of the apple.
    • You don’t know the half of it.
    • Of the passengers on the plane, half were English.
    • The cake was delicious: half was vanilla and half was chocolate.
    • Half (of) my friends live abroad.
    • I’ve bought some chocolate. You can have half.
    • One and a half miles equals a mile and a half.
  2. One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
    • An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.
  3. One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
  4. UKhalf a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
  5. A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
  6. The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
    • Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.
  7. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
  8. slangA half sibling.
  9. UKdatedA child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
  10. abbreviated form for half marathon.
  11. abbreviationclippingClipping of half-dollar.
adjective
  1. Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
    • a half kilo
    • a half hour
    • a half dollar
    • China's population density used to be half that of Britain.
  2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
    • a half truth
  3. Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
    • a half brother or half sister
  4. Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
    • a half uncle or half aunt or half cousin
adverb
  1. In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
  2. In some part approximating a half.
  3. Partially; imperfectly.
    • half-colored
    • The task is only half done.
    • I was half persuaded by your convincing argument.
    • The patient was half conscious and muttering a few words.
    • He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.
  4. Practically, nearly.
verb
  1. transitiveTo halve.
preposition
  1. IrelandUKHalf past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
    • The time is 9:30; it is half nine.
  2. rareA half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.
    • In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.
interjection
  1. A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.