8-letter words containing h, i, a
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- handiest — superlative form of handy: most handy.
- handiron — andiron.
- handlike — Resembling a hand.
- handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- handlist — a list, as of the contents of a collection, containing few details
- handmaid — something that is necessarily subservient or subordinate to another: Ceremony is but the handmaid of worship.
- handmill — A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power; a quern.
- handpick — to pick by hand.
- handrail — a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc.
- hang it! — an exclamation of anger or exasperation
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- hangings — Plural form of hanging.
- hangnail — a small piece of partly detached skin at the side or base of the fingernail.
- hannibal — 247–183 b.c, Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy (son of Hamilcar Barca).
- hanukiah — a candelabrum having nine branches that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah
- haphsiba — Hephzibah (def 1).
- haploidy — (genetics) The state of being haploid.
- haplopia — normal vision (opposed to diplopia).
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- happiest — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- haptenic — (immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten.
- haptical — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- harakiri — Alternative spelling of hara-kiri.
- harald i — called Harald Fairhair. ?850–933, first king of Norway: his rule caused emigration to the British Isles
- hard-hit — adversely affected; struck by disaster.
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- hardiest — capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- hardtail — blue runner.
- hardwick — Elizabeth, 1916–2007, U.S. novelist and critic.
- hardwire — Alternative spelling of hard-wire.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- hargeisa — a city in NW Somalia.
- hari rud — a river in NW Afghanistan, NE Iran, and S Turkmenistan, flowing W and then N to the Kara Kum desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- haridwar — a city in Uttar Pradesh, N India, on the Ganges River: a holy city to Hindus.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- harmalin — chemical derived from harmala
- harmonia — the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harold i — ("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035–40 (son of Canute).
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- harridan — a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
- harriers — Plural form of harrier.
- harriman — Edward Henry, 1848–1909, U.S. financier and railroad magnate.