8-letter words containing y, a, h
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- harlotry — prostitution.
- harmosty — the office of a harmost
- harrying — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
- hash key — the key on a keyboard or keypad
- hassocky — Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
- hatchery — a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.
- hatchety — resembling a hatchet
- hatchway — Nautical. hatch2 (def 1a).
- hathaway — Anne, 1557–1623, the wife of William Shakespeare.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- hauynite — a relatively rare feldspathoid mineral related to sodalite: sometimes confused with lapis lazuli.
- hawk-eye — a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye (def 1).
- hay bale — block of dried grass
- hay rake — a farm implement used to rake hay from a swath into a windrow.
- hayakawa — S(amuel) I(chiye) [ih-chee-ey] /ɪˈtʃi eɪ/ (Show IPA), 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.
- haycocks — Plural form of haycock.
- hayfever — Alternative spelling of hay fever.
- hayfield — a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.
- hayforks — Plural form of hayfork.
- haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
- haymaker — a person or machine that cuts hay and spreads it to dry.
- hayracks — Plural form of hayrack.
- hayrides — Plural form of hayride.
- hayseeds — Plural form of hayseed.
- 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.
- hazardry — the taking of risks
- head boy — The head boy of a school is the boy who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headachy — having a headache.
- headedly — (in combination) In the specified headed manner.
- 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.
- hearsays — unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay.
- heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heathery — of or like heather.
- heavenly — of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
- heavy on — using large quantities of
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- hengyang — a city in E central Hunan province, in E China.
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- hereaway — hereabout.
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- high day — a holy or festal day.
- highways — Plural form of highway.
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.