| A | B |
| hept | seven |
| heptad | a group or series of seven |
| heptagon | a seven-sided polygon |
| heptameter | a metrical unit consisting of seven feet |
| heptarchy | government by seven persons |
| heptastich | a stanza consisting of seven lines |
| Heptateuch | first seven books of the Bible |
| sept- | seven |
| September | seventh month after March - Roman Calendar |
| septenarius | Greek or Latin verse containing seven feet |
| septenary | of or pertaining to the number seven |
| septennial | occurring every seven years |
| septet | a group of seven |
| septilateral | seven-sided |
| septuagenarian | a person seventy years old or between the ages of 70 and 80 |
| septuple | consisting of or containing seven |
| sex- | six |
| sexagenarian | a person sixty or between sixty or seventy |
| sexagenary | pertaining to or proceeding by sixties |
| sexagesimal | relating to or based upon the number 60 |
| sexennial | occurring every six years |
| sextet | group of six vocalists or musicians |
| sextuple | to multiply by six |
| sextuplet | one of six offspring delivered at one birth |
| sextuplicate | six times as many or as much |
| quinque | five |
| quinquefoliate | having five leaves, leaflets, or leaflike parts |
| quinquennial | happening once every five years |
| quinquennium | a period of five years |
| quinquagenarian | a person fifty years old or in his fifties |
| hex-, hexa- | six |
| hexad | a group or series of six |
| hexagon, -al | a polygon having six sides |
| hexagram | a six-pointed star |
| hexahedron | polyhedron with six faces |
| hexamerous | having six similar parts or divisions |
| hexameter | having six metrical feet |
| hexapod | having six legs or feet |
| Hexateuch | the first six books of the old testament |
| pent-, penta- | five |
| pentacle | a five pointed star |
| pentad | a group of five members |
| pentadactyl | having five fingers or toes on each hand or foot |
| pentagon | a polygon having five sides |
| pentahedron | a solid having five plane faces |
| pentamerous | having five similar parts |
| pentameter | a line of verse containing 5 metrical feet |
| pentangular | having five angles |
| pentarchy | government by five rulers |
| pentastich | a poem or stanza containing five lines |
| Pentateuch | the first five books of the Bible |
| pentathlon | an athletic contest consisting of 5 events |
| Pentecost | a festival of the Church occurring on the seventh Sunday after Easter |