9-letter words containing h, o, l, a
- photoplay — a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
- phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
- playdough — children's modelling clay
- playhouse — a theater.
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- ploughman — A ploughman is a man whose job it is to plough the land, especially with a plough pulled by horses or oxen.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- poachable — able to be poached
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- pool hall — poolroom (def 1).
- rhabdomal — of or relating to rhabdoms
- rhizobial — of or relating to rhizobium
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- sackcloth — sacking.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- scholarch — the head of a school.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
- schoolbag — a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- schoolman — a person versed in scholastic learning or engaged in scholastic pursuits.
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- segholate — a noun in Hebrew that has a long vowel in the first syllable and a short seghol in the second syllable
- sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shoalness — (of water) the state of being shallow; shallowness
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shoeblack — bootblack.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sialolith — a hard deposit occurring in a salivary gland
- slap shot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.