9-letter words containing h, y
- henry vii — ("Henry of Luxembourg") 1275?–1313, king of Germany 1309–13 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1312–13.
- 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.
- heptapody — a verse with seven metrical feet
- heptarchy — (often initial capital letter) the seven principal concurrent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries.
- herbivory — The eating of plants, especially ones that are still living.
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- heritably — In a heritable manner.
- hermatype — reef-building coral.
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesychast — one of a sect of mystics that originated in the 14th century among the monks on Mt. Athos, Greece.
- heteronym — a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal).
- hexastyle — having six columns, as a portico or the facade of a classical temple.
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- heyrovsky — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1967, Czech chemist: Nobel Prize 1959.
- hicks yew — a hybrid yew, Taxus media hicksii, having a columnar manner of growth.
- hideaways — Plural form of hideaway.
- hideosity — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hideously — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hideyhole — Alternative spelling of hidey-hole.
- hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
- hidy-hole — a hiding place
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- high moby — /hi:' mohb'ee/ The high half of a 512K PDP-10's physical address space; the other half was of course the low moby. This usage has been generalised in a way that has outlasted the PDP-10; for example, at the 1990 Washington D.C. Area Science Fiction Conclave (Disclave), when a miscommunication resulted in two separate wakes being held in commemoration of the shutdown of MIT's last ITS machines, the one on the upper floor was dubbed the "high moby" and the other the "low moby". All parties involved grokked this instantly. See moby.
- highdaddy — a highboy having no drawers in the supporting frame.
- highflyer — Alternative form of highflier.
- hill myna — an Asian bird of the genus Gracula, of the starling family Sturnidae, especially G. religiosa, that has glossy black plumage and yellow neck wattles and is easily tamed and taught to mimic speech.
- hillbilly — a term used to refer to a person from a backwoods or other remote area, especially from the mountains of the southern U.S. (sometimes used facetiously).
- himalayan — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- himalayas — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- himyarite — one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.
- hindberry — a raspberry
- hinkypunk — (West Country) a will o' the wisp.
- hintingly — In a hinting manner.
- hippiatry — the treatment of disease in horses
- hippology — the study of horses.
- hippolyta — a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.
- hircosity — the quality of being like a goat
- hissingly — in a hissing manner
- hissy fit — Slang. a fit of anger; temper tantrum.
- histology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historify — to make something part of history or to tell the history of something
- hobbyists — Plural form of hobbyist.
- hobbyless — without any hobby or hobbies
- hoggishly — In a hoggish manner.
- hokeyness — Alternative form of hokiness.