8-letter words containing h, y, a, e
- hydremia — the state of having an excess of water in the blood.
- hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- hymeneal — of or relating to marriage.
- hymenean — A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding; a hymeneal.
- hymenial — relating to the layer of certain fungi which bears spores, composed of asci or basidia
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- hypopnea — abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- jagghery — Alternative spelling of jaggery.
- kaffiyeh — an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- keysmash — a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lethally — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- make hay — to mow grass, alfalfa, etc., and spread it out to dry
- marybeth — a female given name.
- methylal — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 8 O 2 , having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
- nymphaea — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- nymphean — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- pamphrey — a cabbage
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together
- paycheck — a bank check given as salary or wages.
- payphone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
- petchary — a grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
- pyorrhea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- rayleigh — John William Strutt [struht] /strʌt/ (Show IPA), 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904.
- rezaiyeh — a city in NW Iran.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- sashayed — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- say when — to state when an action is to be stopped or begun, as when someone is pouring a drink
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sequoyah — 1770?–1843, Cherokee Indian scholar: inventor of a syllabary for writing Cherokee.
- shattery — (of rock or soil) liable to shatter or crumble
- shenyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- stealthy — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- strachey — (Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- synaphea — a continuity of rhythm throughout a poem
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- synthase — an enzyme that catalyses a process of synthesis
- the many — the majority of mankind, esp the common people
- the navy — the branch of a country's armed services comprising such ships, their crews, and all their supporting services and equipment
- the yard — Scotland Yard