8-letter words containing h, y, a, e
- greyhead — a person with grey hair
- ha'penny — halfpenny.
- hackneys — Plural form of hackney.
- hagberry — Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- handedly — (nonstandard) Easily; with ease.
- handymen — Plural form of handyman.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- hash key — the key on a keyboard or keypad
- hatchery — a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.
- hatchety — resembling a hatchet
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- hawk-eye — a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye (def 1).
- hay bale — block of dried grass
- hay rake — a farm implement used to rake hay from a swath into a windrow.
- hayfever — Alternative spelling of hay fever.
- hayfield — a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.
- haymaker — a person or machine that cuts hay and spreads it to dry.
- hayrides — Plural form of hayride.
- hayseeds — Plural form of hayseed.
- head boy — The head boy of a school is the boy who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headachy — having a headache.
- headedly — (in combination) In the specified headed manner.
- headstay — (on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit.
- hearsays — unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay.
- heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heathery — of or like heather.
- heavenly — of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
- heavy on — using large quantities of
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- hengyang — a city in E central Hunan province, in E China.
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- hereaway — hereabout.
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- holyhead — a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.
- holyoake — Sir Keith Jacka [jak-uh] /ˈdʒæk ə/ (Show IPA), 1904–83, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1957, 1960–72; governor general 1977–80.
- homestay — housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler: Foreign-exchange students can choose between a homestay or campus dormitory.
- hoorayed — Simple past tense and past participle of hooray.
- horseway — a bridleway
- humanely — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- hurrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of hurray.
- huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.