6-letter words containing h, p, a
- happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- hapten — a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- haptic — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- harped — Simple past tense and past participle of harp.
- harper — James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
- harpin — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- hasped — Simple past tense and past participle of hasp.
- hatpeg — a peg on which to hang a hat
- hatpin — a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- heaped — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- heaper — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- hepat- — hepato-
- hepcat — a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepta- — seven
- heptad — the number seven.
- hoopla — bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- hubcap — a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.
- huppah — a canopy under which the Jewish marriage ceremony is performed.
- hutzpa — unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
- hypate — (on the ancient Greek lyre) the highest placed string, producing the lowest tone
- hyphae — (in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
- hyphal — Of or pertaining to hyphae.
- imphal — a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- kaliph — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- kaypoh — (Singapore) busybody.
- kippah — The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
- lapith — a member of a people in Thessaly who at the wedding of their king, Pirithoüs, fought the drunken centaurs
- lashup — a hastily made or arranged device, organization, etc.
- lepcha — a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
- mappah — a body of Ashkenazic-oriented commentaries on the Shulhan Arukh, written by the Polish Talmudic scholar Moses Isserles (c1520–72) and incorporated by him into the code.
- mashup — Music, Slang. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.
- mayhap — perhaps.
- metaph — metaphor
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- nympha — Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- oompah — a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- orphan — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- paccha — an Incan wooden container for holding liquids.
- pachak — the fragrant roots of an Asian plant, used as incense
- pahang — a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Capital: Kuantan.
- pahari — one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- pakahi — acid land that is unsuitable for cultivation
- pakeha — (in New Zealand) a person who is not of Māori ancestry, esp a White person
- pakihi — an area of swampy infertile land
- palish — somewhat pale.
- pallah — an impala
- paochi — a city in W Shaanxi province, in central China.
- paphos — an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- papish — a Roman Catholic
- paraph — a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.