8-letter words containing h, e, i, m, s
- shimmied — an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- shireman — a sheriff
- shlemiel — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- showtime — the time at which an entertainment is scheduled to begin.
- shrimper — a shrimp fisherman.
- smithery — the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.
- smoothie — a person who has a winningly polished manner: He's such a smoothie he could charm the stripes off a tiger.
- sondheim — Stephen (Joshua) born 1930, U.S. composer and lyricist.
- sopherim — scribe1 (def 3).
- stroheim — Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- symphile — an insect or other organism that lives in the nests of social insects, esp ants and termites, and is fed and reared by the inmates
- tachisme — action painting (def 1).
- the smit — an infection
- umeboshi — a salty and tart Japanese condiment made from unripened plums pickled in a brine.
- whammies — Plural form of whammy.
- whimpers — Plural form of whimper.
- whimsies — Plural form of whimsy.