8-letter words containing l, e, s
- helmsmen — Plural form of helmsman.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- helpdesk — Alternative spelling of help desk.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- helsinki — Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemlines — Plural form of hemline.
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- henslowe — Philip, died 1616, English theater manager.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- herakles — Hercules
- herbless — Destitute of herbs or vegetation.
- hercules — a hero noted for his great strength, courage, and for the performance of twelve immense labours
- herdless — Without a herd.
- herschel — Sir John Frederick William, 1792–1871, English astronomer.
- hevelius — Johannes (Johann Hewel or Hewelke) 1611–87, Polish astronomer: charted the moon's surface and discovered four comets.
- hillside — a township in NE New Jersey.
- hillsite — a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- hiltless — without a hilt
- himselfe — Obsolete spelling of himself.
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hinsdale — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- hiveless — Without a hive.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- holdless — (climbing) Without holds (footholds and handholds).
- hole saw — crown saw.
- holeless — without a hole or without any holes
- holiness — the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- holsters — Plural form of holster.
- holy see — Roman Catholic Church. the see of Rome; the office or jurisdiction of the pope.
- holyness — Alternative spelling of holiness.
- homeless — without a home: a homeless child.
- homilies — Plural form of homily.
- honestly — in an honest manner.
- hoopless — without any hoops
- hopefuls — Plural form of hopeful.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- hoplites — Plural form of hoplite.
- hornfels — a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism.
- hornless — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- hoselike — resembling a hose
- hosteler — a person who operates a hostel.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hostiles — Plural form of hostile.
- hostlers — Plural form of hostler.
- hostless — a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party.
- hotlines — Plural form of hotline.