8-letter words containing a, c, h, r
- fauchard — a shafted weapon having a knifelike blade with a convex cutting edge and a beak on the back for catching the blade of an aggressor's weapon.
- franchot — a male given name, form of Francis.
- genearch — a chief of a family or tribe.
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- gralloch — the entrails of a deer
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- grenache — a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.
- guacharo — a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.
- guaracha — a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.
- gynarchy — government by women.
- hachured — one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
- hachures — Short parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
- hackwork — writing, painting, or any professional work done for hire and usually following a formula rather than being motivated by any creative impulse.
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- haircare — The care and treatment of the hair.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- hand-car — a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- handcars — Plural form of handcar.
- handcart — a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.
- hardback — A book with a solid binding.
- hardcase — a container that has a rigid structure
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hardface — an uncompromising person
- hardhack — a woolly-leaved North American shrub, Spiraea tomentosa, of the rose family, having short, spikelike clusters of rose-colored flowers.
- hardpack — a bag that has a rigid shell
- hardrock — the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat.
- hardtack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
- hardwick — Elizabeth, 1916–2007, U.S. novelist and critic.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- hatchery — a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.
- hatchure — Alternative form of hachure.
- hathoric — of or relating to Hathor.
- hattrick — Alternative spelling of hat trickt; three goals in one game.
- havocker — a person who causes havoc
- hayracks — Plural form of hayrack.
- headrace — the race, flume, or channel leading to a water wheel or the like.
- hectares — Plural form of hectare.
- heptarch — A heptarchist.
- heraclea — an ancient city in S Italy, near the Gulf of Taranto: Roman defeat 280 b.c.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- heuchera — any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots.
- hexacore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of six cores.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hexeract — (mathematics) A six-dimensional hypercube.
- hierarch — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hieratic — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.