8-letter words containing h, e, d, l
- hayfield — a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.
- head lad — a man who is in charge of a racing stable
- headedly — (in combination) In the specified headed manner.
- headlamp — headlight.
- headland — a promontory extending into a large body of water.
- headless — without a head.
- headlice — Alternative form of head lice.
- headlike — Having the form of a head or a skull.
- headline — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- headrail — a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
- headsail — any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel.
- headwall — a cliff or steep slope rising at one end of a glaciated valley.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heedfull — Archaic form of heedful.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- heelside — (board sports) the side of the board nearest the heel.
- heimdall — the god of dawn and light.
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helideck — (nautical) A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) on which helicopters may land and take off.
- heliodor — a clear yellow variety of beryl used as a gemstone.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellward — towards hell
- helmeted — Having or wearing a helmet, or looking like wearing a helmet.
- helpdesk — Alternative spelling of help desk.
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heralded — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- herdless — Without a herd.
- herdlike — Resembling a herd or some aspect of one, especially a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
- hiddenly — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- highveld — Alternative case form of Highveld.
- hillside — a township in NE New Jersey.
- hindfell — the mountain on whose fiery top Brynhild slept until awakened by Sigurd.
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hinsdale — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- hold 'em — a form of poker in which each player is dealt two cards face down and then makes the best five-card hand by combining these with three of five communal cards that are dealt to the center of the table.
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdless — (climbing) Without holds (footholds and handholds).
- holdover — a person or thing remaining from a former period.
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollered — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- hollowed — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
- holyhead — a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.