Hello
5 lettersinterjectioncommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
A greeting used when meeting someone or answering the telephone.
“She said hello to her neighbor on the street.”
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Double L pattern with common vowels E and O.
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Scrabble
Worth 8 points; common greeting word.
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