9-letter words containing h, o, l, e
- hellbound — Bound for Hell; damned.
- hellbroth — a magical broth prepared for an evil purpose, as in black magic.
- hellebore — any of several plants of the genus Helleborus, of the buttercup family, having basal leaves and clusters of flowers, especially H. niger, the Christmas rose.
- hellholes — Plural form of hellhole.
- hellhound — a mythical watchdog of hell.
- helm port — the opening at the stern of a ship, through which a rudderstock passes.
- helmholtz — Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von [her-mahn loot-vik fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈlut vɪk ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1821–94, German physiologist and physicist.
- helophyte — any perennial marsh plant that bears its overwintering buds in the mud below the surface
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- hemoblast — hematoblast.
- hemocoels — Plural form of hemocoel.
- hemolymph — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hemolysin — a substance, as an antibody, that in cooperation with complement causes dissolution of red blood cells.
- hemolysis — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- hemolyzed — to subject (red blood cells) to hemolysis.
- hemophile — a hemophiliac.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- hexathlon — an athletic contest consisting of six different events
- hezbollah — a radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel.
- hideously — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hideyhole — Alternative spelling of hidey-hole.
- hidy-hole — a hiding place
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- hobbyless — without any hobby or hobbies
- hobnailed — furnished with hobnails.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- hogwaller — Alternative spelling of hog waller.
- hohenlohe — a member of a German princely family, fl. 12th to 19th centuries.
- hold fire — If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.
- hold over — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold true — If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- holderlin — Johann Christian Friedrich [yoh-hahn kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1843, German poet.
- holdovers — Plural form of holdover.
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- hole high — at a spot on or near the green that is as far as the hole is from where the ball was hit
- hole-high — (of a ball) lying on a point almost even with the hole.
- holeproof — (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.
- holidayed — Simple past tense and past participle of holiday.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- holinesse — Obsolete spelling of holiness.
- holinshed — Raphael, died c1580, English chronicler.