9-letter words containing c, h, e, l
- schleiden — Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- schlemiel — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- schlemihl — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- schlepper — to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
- schlesien — German name of Silesia.
- schleswig — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
- schlieren — Petrography. streaks or irregularly shaped masses in an igneous rock that differ in texture or composition from the main mass.
- schlocker — something of poor quality; schlock
- schmeling — Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnozzle — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- schoolery — something that is taught
- schulberg — Budd [buhd] /bʌd/ (Show IPA), 1914–2009, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and scenarist.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- seneschal — an officer having full charge of domestic arrangements, ceremonies, the administration of justice, etc., in the household of a medieval prince or dignitary; steward.
- sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- sepulchre — to place in a sepulcher; bury.
- sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
- shelf ice — ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf.
- shellback — an old sailor.
- shoeblack — bootblack.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- speechful — full of speech or expression
- sphacelus — the death of living tissue
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- stechhelm — a heavy German jousting helm of the 15th and 16th centuries, having a bluntly pointed front with a V -shaped vision slit.
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- tachylyte — a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.
- tallchief — Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.
- 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
- teacherly — characteristic of or pertaining to a teacher; pedagogic.
- teachless — without teaching
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- tehuelche — a member of an Indian people of Patagonia.
- telestich — a poem in which the last letters of successive lines form a word, a phrase, or the consecutive letters of the alphabet.
- the cabal — a group of ministers of Charles II that governed from 1667–73: consisting of Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale
- the cloth — the clothes worn by a clergyman
- the elect — persons belonging to a specially privileged group
- theologic — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- theriacal — of or relating to a theriac, a mixture once thought to be an antidote to poison such as snake venom or treacle