9-letter words containing e, l, g, r
- guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
- gütersloh — a town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 95 928 (2003 est)
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hellinger — Mark, 1903–47, U.S. writer and film producer.
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- helsingør — a port in NE Denmark, in NE Zealand: site of Kronborg Castle (16th century), famous as the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Pop: 35 002 (2004 est)
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- highflier — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- highflyer — Alternative form of highflier.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hirelings — Plural form of hireling.
- hogwaller — Alternative spelling of hog waller.
- hollering — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- horologer — A maker or seller of clocks and watches.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- hungerful — hungry
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- idle gear — a gear placed between a driving and a driven gear to transmit motion between them.
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- imagerial — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
- imbrangle — embrangle.
- ingerland — a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters
- ingersoll — Robert Green, 1833–99, U.S. lawyer, political leader, and orator.
- inselberg — monadnock (def 1).
- integrals — Plural form of integral.
- inveigler — One who inveigles.
- irenology — the study of peace
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- irrigable — capable of being irrigated.
- jarlsberg — a hard mild-tasting yellow-coloured cheese with holes in it
- jeeringly — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
- jerkingly — in a jerking manner
- jongleurs — Plural form of jongleur.
- kerguelen — an archipelago in the S Indian Ocean: a possession of France. 2394 sq. mi. (6200 sq. km).
- kerneling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- keylogger — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- l'allegro — L'Allegro.
- la grande — a town in NE Oregon.
- la grange — a city in W Georgia.