9-letter words containing h, a, y, l
- cyclepath — a special path for the exclusive use of cyclists
- dashingly — In a dashing manner.
- daylights — consciousness or wits (esp in the phrases scare, knock, or beat the (living) daylights out of someone)
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- ethically — In an ethical manner.
- ethylated — Simple past tense and past participle of ethylate.
- eyelashes — Plural form of eyelash.
- faddishly — In a faddish way.
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- featherly — (obsolete) Like feathers.
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- goatishly — In a goatish way.
- habitably — capable of being inhabited.
- haemolyse — to break down red blood cells so that haemoglobin is released
- haggardly — In a haggard manner.
- hagiology — the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
- hail mary — Ave Maria.
- hairstyle — a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- half-year — a period of 6 months
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- halophily — the ability or predisposition to thrive in an extremely salty environment
- halophyte — a plant that thrives in saline soil.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
- hand-play — the practice of fighting with fists
- haplessly — In a hapless manner.
- haplology — the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation [prob-lee] /ˈprɒb li/ (Show IPA) for probably.
- haplotype — Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
- harmfully — In a harmful manner.
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- hastately — in a hastate manner
- hatefully — In a hateful manner.
- haughtily — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hawkishly — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal
- healthily — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- helically — pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- hemelytra — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- heritably — In a heritable manner.
- hexastyle — having six columns, as a portico or the facade of a classical temple.
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.