9-letter words containing a, t, h, l
- saltishly — in a saltish manner
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- schmaltzy — of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz.
- scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
- 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.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- sialolith — a hard deposit occurring in a salivary gland
- slap shot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- 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.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- southland — a southern area.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- staphylo- — uvula
- starlight — the light emanating from the stars.
- startlish — (of a horse) easily startled
- statolith — Zoology. any of the granules of lime, sand, etc., contained within a statocyst.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- steelhead — a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn.
- stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
- sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- 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.
- tachylyte — a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.
- tahsildar — (in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.
- taillight — a light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.
- tailwheel — a wheel fitted to the rear of a vehicle, esp the landing wheel under the tail of an aircraft
- taj mahal — a white marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (fl. 1628–58) for his favorite wife.
- take hold — become established
- talk shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- talkathon — an unusually long speech or discussion, especially on a matter of public interest, as a Congressional filibuster or a televised question-and-answer session with a political candidate.
- tall ship — type of large sailing ship
- tallchief — Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- tallyshop — a store specializing in selling merchandise on the hire-purchase system.
- tchambuli — a member of an indigenous people of Papua New Guinea.
- tea cloth — A tea cloth is the same as a tea towel.
- teachable — capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
- teachably — in a teachable manner