8-letter words containing a, r, i, t, h
- parthian — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- pith ray — medullary ray.
- potiphar — the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- rabbitoh — (formerly) an itinerant seller of rabbits for eating
- rachitic — rickets.
- rachitis — rickets.
- rathripe — mature or ripe ahead of time
- rhaetian — of or relating to Rhaetia.
- rhematic — pertaining to the formation of words.
- rinehart — Mary Roberts, 1876–1958, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- roth ira — A Roth IRA is a kind of retirement account where contributions are made with taxed money, and distributions are tax-free.
- ruthenia — a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- smartish — rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz.
- starfish — any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid.
- starship — a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel.
- straicht — straight
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- taghairm — a form of divination once practised in the Highlands of Scotland
- tarakihi — a common edible sea fish of New Zealand waters
- tarshish — an ancient country, of uncertain location, mentioned in the Bible. I Kings 10:22.
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- taxiarch — an Athenian commander in charge of a company of soldiers
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- theatric — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- thin air — If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously.
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thracian — of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thridace — a sedative made from lettuce juice
- thyatira — ancient name of Akhisar.
- tovarich — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tracheid — an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).
- tranship — transship
- trashing — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- triarchy — government by three persons.
- tribrach — Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.
- trichina — a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- trigraph — a group of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau.
- triphase — operating in three phases
- trochaic — pertaining to the trochee.
- ultrahip — extremely trendy or fashionable
- urheimat — the primeval habitation of a people, especially the prehistoric homeland of the speakers of a protolanguage.
- waterish — somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whitaker — a male given name.