8-letter words containing h, e, s, l
- swelchie — the tidal race in the Pentland Firth
- swellish — stylish; resembling a 'swell'
- switchel — a drink of molasses and water, plus ginger or rum; treacle beer
- 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
- teleshop — to engage in teleshopping.
- the last — the final moment
- the self — that which is essential to an individual, esp the mind or soul in Cartesian metaphysics; the ego
- the soil — life and work on a farm; land
- thelitis — inflammation of the nipple.
- themself — Themself is sometimes used instead of 'themselves' when it clearly refers to a singular subject. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
- thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- thessaly — a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).
- thewless — cowardly; timid.
- thowless — lacking vigour or spirit
- threshel — a flail or a tool for threshing corn
- throstle — British (chiefly Literary) . the song thrush.
- tilefish — a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- toolshed — a small building where tools are stored, often in the backyard of a house.
- unhalsed — not hailed or greeted
- washable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- wealthys — a variety of red apple, grown in the U.S., ripening in early autumn.
- weichsel — a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- weldmesh — a type of metal fencing consisting of wire mesh reinforced by welding
- welshing — Present participle of welsh.
- welshman — a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- wheedles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheedle.
- wheelers — Plural form of wheeler.
- wheelies — Plural form of wheelie.
- wheelset — A wheel and axle combination. For example, it can refer to: the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.
- whipless — without a whip
- whistled — Simple past tense and past participle of whistle.
- whistler — James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /məkˈnil/ (Show IPA), 1834–1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.
- whistles — Plural form of whistle.
- whittles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whittle.
- wishable — Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
- wishless — to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
- woolshed — a building in which sheep are sheared and wool is gathered and prepared for market.
- yokelish — Like a rustic or bumpkin; simple and ignorant.