9-letter words containing h, e, c, o
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- poachable — able to be poached
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- pothecary — apothecary.
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- psychoses — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- racehorse — a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- re-choose — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.
- reblochon — a soft French cheese
- red ocher — any of the red natural earths, mixtures of hematite, that are used as pigments.
- red ochre — any of various natural red earths containing ferric oxide: used as pigments
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rheochord — a wire inserted into an electrical circuit to vary or regulate the current
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rochester — John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
- rodchenko — Aleksandr (Mikhailovich) [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, mi-key-luh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, mɪˈkeɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1956, Soviet painter, photographer, and designer.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- roughneck — a rough, coarse person; a tough.
- sachemdom — the office of a sachem
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- schistose — of, resembling, or in the form of schist.
- schlocker — something of poor quality; schlock
- schmooses — to chat idly; gossip.
- schmoozer — to chat idly; gossip.
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
- 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.
- schonbein — Christian Friedrich [kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1799–1868, Swiss chemist.
- schonberg — Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S.
- schoolery — something that is taught
- schroeder — ˈGerhard (ˈgɛʀhɑʀt) ; gerˈhärt) 1944- ; Ger. politican: chancellor of Germany (1998-2005)
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sconcheon — the reveal of a window or doorway from the frame to the inner face of the wall.
- scouthery — scorching
- scrooched — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- scuncheon — sconcheon.