8-letter words containing t, h, y
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
- haystack — a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
- hayworth — Rita (Margarita Carmen Cansino) 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.
- headstay — (on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit.
- heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heathery — of or like heather.
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- hecticly — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- helicity — Helical character, especially of DNA.
- hemocyte — a blood cell.
- heredity — the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
- hermitry — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- herstory — history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hitchily — with hitches or in a hitchy or jerky manner
- hobbyist — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- hogtying — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- holiatry — holism (def 2).
- holotype — the type specimen used in the original description of a species.
- holytide — a time of religious observances.
- homestay — housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler: Foreign-exchange students can choose between a homestay or campus dormitory.
- homotony — the condition of being homotonic
- homotopy — the relation that exists between two mappings in a topological space if one mapping can be deformed in a continuous way to make it coincide with the other.
- homotype — an organ or part having a structure similar to that of another organ or part; homologue.
- honestly — in an honest manner.
- honeypot — a pot, as of glass or silver, for storing and serving honey.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hueytown — a town in central Alabama.
- humanity — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
- humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
- huntaway — a sheep dog.
- hyacinth — a female given name.
- hydatids — Plural form of hydatid.
- hydatoid — watery; resembling water; transparent
- hydranth — the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
- hydrants — Plural form of hydrant.
- hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.
- hydrator — something that hydrates.
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- hygenist — Alternative spelling of hygienist.
- hylicist — a philosopher specializing in matter
- hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- hymettus — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).