What does HISTORY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈhɪstəri/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the aggregate of past events“a critical time in the school's history”
  2. a record or narrative description of past events“a history of France”
  3. the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings“he teaches Medieval history”
  4. the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future“all of human history”
  5. all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge“the dawn of recorded history”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

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Anagrams of HISTORY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside HISTORY

91 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is HISTORY a valid word in word games?

HISTORY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is HISTORY worth?

HISTORY is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HISTORY?

91 other words, including TO, IS, IT and THIS.