9-letter words containing t, h, a, l
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- athelstan — ?895–939 ad, king of Wessex and Mercia (924–939 ad), who extended his kingdom to include most of England
- atheology — a resistance or aversion to theology
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- authorial — Authorial means relating to the author of something such as a book or play.
- ayatollah — An ayatollah is a type of Muslim religious leader.
- azimuthal — Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- backcloth — A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- balthazar — a wine bottle holding the equivalent of sixteen normal bottles (approximately 12 litres)
- barkcloth — Cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or similar tree.
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- bartholdi — Frédéric August. 1834–1904, French sculptor and architect, who designed (1884) the Statue of Liberty
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- batholith — a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- black hat — a computer hacker who carries out illegal malicious hacking work
- blanchett — Cate (keɪt), full name Catherine Elise Blanchett. born 1969, Australian actress; her films include Elizabeth (1998), the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03), Notes on a Scandal (2006), and Blue Jasmine (2013) for which she won an Academy Award
- blatherer — someone who blathers
- bloodbath — If you describe an event as a bloodbath, you are emphasizing that a lot of people were killed very violently.
- blunthead — a frequent recreational user of marijuana
- branchlet — a small branch
- breathful — full of breath; living
- caliphate — the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
- cartwheel — If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
- cataphyll — a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon
- catarrhal — Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- catch-all — A catch-all is a term or category which includes many different things.
- catchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
- catchalls — Plural form of catchall.
- catchline — a slogan, esp one used in a political or advertising campaign
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- catchpoll — (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
- cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
- catholics — Plural form of Catholic.
- cattishly — In a cattish manner.
- cephalate — (of living organisms) possessing a head or headlike feature
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chairlift — a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chalkpits — Plural form of chalkpit.
- chalutzim — halutz.
- chalybite — siderite (def 1).
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung