8-letter words containing h, i, a
- warships — Plural form of warship.
- washings — the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution.
- watch it — You say 'watch it' in order to warn someone to be careful, especially when you want to threaten them about what will happen if they are not careful.
- watching — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- waterish — somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- weakfish — any food fish of the genus Cynoscion, as C. regalis, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S.
- weighage — a duty paid for weighing goods
- weighman — a person whose occupation is weighing goods, produce, etc.
- whacking — large.
- whakairo — the art of carving
- whammies — Plural form of whammy.
- whanging — a resounding blow.
- whapping — whopping.
- wharenui — An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
- wharfing — Wharfs collectively.
- whatsits — Plural form of whatsit.
- wheatish — (of the complexion) of the pale golden colour of ripe wheat; light brown.
- whichway — every (def 6).
- whimwham — any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
- whinchat — a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.
- whinyard — a sword
- whipjack — a beggar imitating a distressed sailor
- whiplash — the lash of a whip.
- whipsaws — Plural form of whipsaw.
- whiptail — any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whitaker — a male given name.
- whitecap — a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- whitelaw — William (Stephen Ian), 1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith. 1918–99, British Conservative politician; Home Secretary (1979–83); leader of the House of Lords (1983–88)
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whitrack — a weasel; ermine or stoat.
- whizbang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- winchman — a man who operates a winch
- wirehair — a fox terrier having a wiry coat.
- wishable — Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
- with pay — with wages or salary included
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- womanish — womanlike or feminine.
- wrathily — in a wrathful or angry manner
- xanthein — the part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers that is soluble in water. Compare xanthin (def 1).
- xanthian — of or relating to the ancient city of Xanthus.
- xanthide — (obsolete, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen.
- xanthine — a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 , related to uric acid, occurring in urine, blood, and certain animal and vegetable tissues.
- xanthism — a condition of skin, fur, or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates
- yachties — Plural form of yachty.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- yahooism — The behaviour or attitudes of yahoos; ignorant boorishness.
- yahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- yeshivah — Alternative spelling of yeshiva.