Honest

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Truthful and sincere; not lying, cheating, or stealing.

“She gave an honest answer about her mistake.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɒnɛst/

Syllables

hon·est

Related Words

Synonyms

truthfulsinceregenuine

Antonyms

dishonest

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains common H-O-N pattern with silent H.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points; H is worth 4 points.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “honest”.

ethos hents hones hosen notes onset seton shent shone shote steno stone tenso thens theos thone those tones enos eons esth eths eton hens

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