9-letter words containing a, t, h, l, e
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- matchable — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Pyralis farinalis, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals. The Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) and the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella) are other pyralids with similar habits
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- metalhead — Slang. a fan of heavy metal music; headbanger.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- methylate — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- motlanthe — Kgalema (ɡɑːˈlɛmə). born 1949, South African statesman: president (2008–09)
- mouthable — able to be recited or spoken well
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nathanael — a disciple of Jesus, possibly Bartholomew. John 1:45–51.
- nathaniel — Bartholomew (def 1).
- natheless — nevertheless.
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- neuchatel — a canton in W Switzerland. 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
- nonlethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- northlake — a city in NE Illinois: suburb of Chicago.
- outhandle — to handle or operate in a superior way to: That car outhandles all others in its class.
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pentalpha — pentagram.
- pentathla — pentathlons
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phthalate — a salt or ester of phthalic acid. Esters are commonly used as plasticizers in PVC; when ingested they can cause kidney and liver damage
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- rightable — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- safelight — a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- segholate — a noun in Hebrew that has a long vowel in the first syllable and a short seghol in the second syllable
- self-hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- shaftless — lacking a shaft
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shiftable — able or designed to be shifted, changed, or removed: shiftable furniture.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- slashfest — a film, animated film, or computer game in which victims are killed bloodily using blades
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- steelhead — a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn.
- sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
- tabbouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- table-hop — to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.