8-letter words containing h, i, n
- whydunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it.
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- winchell — Walter, 1897–1972, U.S. newspaper columnist and radio and television broadcaster.
- winching — Present participle of winch.
- winchman — a man who operates a winch
- windhoek — a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek.
- windship — a ship propelled by wind; a sailing ship
- wineshop — a shop where wine is sold.
- winthrop — John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
- wishbone — a forked bone, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles, in front of the breastbone in most birds; furcula.
- witching — a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.
- withness — (philosophy) The quality of being or doing with something.
- withwind — a kind of bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
- womanish — womanlike or feminine.
- wooshing — Present participle of woosh.
- worthing — to happen or betide: woe worth the day.
- writhing — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
- 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
- xenolith — a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- yinchuan — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- yinglish — English characterized by a large number of Yiddish words and expressions.
- youngish — somewhat young.
- yungchia — Older Spelling. Yongjia.
- zecchino — sequin (defs 2–4).
- zenithal — of or relating to the zenith; situated at or near the zenith.
- zhejiang — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- zhuangzi — Chuang-tzu.
- zucchini — a variety of summer squash that is shaped like a cucumber and that has a smooth, dark-green skin.