12-letter words containing h, o, n, e, y
- shame on you — expressing disapproval
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- solzhenitsyn — Alexander or Aleksandr (Isayevich) [al-ig-zan-der ee-sahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr ee-sah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər iˈsaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr iˈsɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–2008, Russian novelist: Nobel prize 1970; in the U.S. 1974–94.
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- sphygmophone — a device by which a pulse may be heard
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synantherous — with united anthers
- synarthroses — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- synchroscope — an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- the holy one — God
- the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- unheroically — in an unheroic manner
- unhydrolysed — not having undergone hydrolysis
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- white bryony — a climbing herbaceous cucurbitaceous plant, Bryonia dioica, of Europe and North Africa, having greenish flowers and red berries
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- yellowshanks — A bird, the yellowlegs.
- youghiogheny — a river flowing from NW Maryland through SW Pennsylvania into the Monongahela River. 135 miles (217 km) long.
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer
- youthfulness — characterized by youth; young.
- zone therapy — a type of massage which works on the theory that specific parts of the foot or palm of the hand are associated with different parts of the body, and that massaging the feet or hands will give the patient relief from disorders in the related part of the body
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process