8-letter words containing y, a, h
- chaffery — the act of bargaining
- chalukya — a dynasty of central India, ruling a.d. c500–753, and restored a.d. 973–1190.
- chambery — a city in SE France, in the Alps: skiing centre; former capital of the duchy of Savoy. Pop: 59 188 (2006)
- chambray — a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
- chancery — In Britain, the Chancery or Chancery Division is the Lord Chancellor's court, which is a division of the High Court of Justice.
- chancily — In a chancy manner.
- channery — an accumulation of thin, flat, coarse fragments of sandstone, limestone, or schist with diameters up to 6 inches (15 cm): used in Scotland and Ireland for gravel.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chaology — the study of chaos theory
- chapatty — Archaic spelling of chapatti.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- charlady — a charwoman
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- chattery — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
- chattily — In a chatty manner.
- chauncey — a masculine name
- chayroot — the root of a chay plant, used to dye textiles a deep-red colour
- cheatery — the act of cheating or deceiving
- chechnya — ethnic region in the N Caucasus, Russia: since 1991 its status as a political subdivision of the Russian Federation has been disputed by the Chechens
- cheddary — resembling or pertaining to cheddar cheese
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chivalry — Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- chorally — of a chorus or a choir: She heads our new choral society.
- chronaxy — Alternative form of chronaxie.
- chrystal — Obsolete spelling of crystal.
- chupatty — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- compathy — feelings, as happiness or grief, shared with another or others.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- cynanche — any disease of the throat characterized by inflammation and swelling
- cytherea — Aphrodite
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- dayshell — a thistle
- deathday — the day or the anniversary of the day of a person's death.
- diadochy — the replacement of one element in a crystal by another
- diaglyph — any instance of artwork carved into the surface of a hard substance (predominantly stone or metal), such that the design is set back from the surface; an intaglio
- diaphony — a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- dry wash — clothes, curtains, etc., washed and dried but not yet ironed. Compare wet wash.
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin