8-letter words containing t, h, e, i, l
- hellicat — an evil creature
- hellkite — a fiendishly cruel and wicked person.
- helminth — a worm, especially a parasitic worm.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- helvetia — an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.
- helvetic — a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
- helvetii — a Celtic tribe from SW Germany who settled in Helvetia from about 200 bc
- heraklit — (language) A distributed object-oriented language.
- herptile — A reptile or amphibian.
- highlite — Misspelling of highlight.
- hillsite — a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- hiltless — without a hilt
- hittable — (of a ball or pitch) capable of being hit
- 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.
- holytide — a time of religious observances.
- hoplites — Plural form of hoplite.
- hostiles — Plural form of hostile.
- hot line — a direct telecommunications link, as a telephone line or Teletype circuit, enabling immediate communication between heads of state in an international crisis: the hot line between Washington and Moscow.
- hotelier — a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- hotliner — a person who speaks to callers on a telephone hot line.
- hotlines — Plural form of hotline.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- isopleth — a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- kithless — (obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- lecithal — having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- lecithin — Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- lecythis — any very tall tree of the genus Lecythis
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- lie with — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- lightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lighten.
- lighters — Plural form of lighter.
- lightest — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- litherly — crafty, cunning, or mischievous
- lutherie — The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
- luthiers — Plural form of luthier.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- melchite — a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
- methylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.
- michelet — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1798–1874, French historian.
- mitchell — Arthur, born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.
- mothlike — Resembling a moth or some aspect of one.