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8-Letter Words Starting with H (49 words)
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hairlike (15 points)
Capillaceous
H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
hairline (11 points)
Type of crack that's parting (wordplay)
It recedes with a crack of sorts
Victim of recession (wordplay)
H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
halazone (20 points)
A disinfectant for drinking water
H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
halflife (17 points)
*Radioactive decay measure
About 5700 years, for carbon-14
Decay concept, in physics
H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 17 pts
halftime (16 points)
Mid-point as, say, in soccer match
Super Bowl highlight (wordplay)
Break during a game.
H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 16 pts
halftone (14 points)
BC, for example, in US (wordplay)
Shades-of-gray photo
Interval between mi and fa
H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
halidome (14 points)
""Something holy, also HALIDOM""
H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
halolike (15 points)
Resembling a halo
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
hamulate (13 points)
""Relating to a small hook, also HAMULAR, HAMULOSE, HAMULOUS""
H·4+A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
hamulose (13 points)
""Relating to a small hook, also HAMULAR, HAMULATE, HAMULOUS""
H·4+A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
handlike (16 points)
Resembling a hand
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
hangable (14 points)
Good for displaying on a wall
H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
hardline (12 points)
Rigid, in a way
Uncompromising but mostly unlucky
Unyielding in one's political position
H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
harelike (15 points)
Swift, agile.
H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
hateable (13 points)
Like Hillary, to many New Yorkers
Like mean people
Meriting detestation
H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
hawklike (22 points)
Advocating aggressiveness or confrontation
H·4+A·1+W·4+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 22 pts
headline (12 points)
Top (a concert bill)
It's on top of the World (wordplay)
A banner's principal business (wordplay)
H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
healable (13 points)
Receptive to treatment
Like a minor wound
Open to cure
H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
hearable (13 points)
This can make one get sound
Within earshot
H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
heatable (13 points)
Microwave-safe, say
Microwave safe
H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
hellfire (14 points)
The boss is gonna axe you! (wordplay)
Threat in some sermons
Price fell tumbling into inferno
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
hellhole (14 points)
Evil or terrifying place
Awful place for hot spot on the course
Very unpleasant place
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
hellkite (15 points)
A cruel person
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
helotage (12 points)
""Slavery or serfdom, also HELOTISM, HELOTRY""
H·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
helpable (15 points)
Able to be helped
H·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
helpmate (15 points)
Better half (wordplay)
Husband or wife.
Darby's Joan, for example.
H·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
hemolyze (25 points)
""To break down red blood cells, also HEMOLYSE""
H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
hemplike (19 points)
Like hemp
H·4+E·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
herblike (17 points)
Resembling a {herb=n}
H·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
herdlike (16 points)
Resembling a herd
H·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
highlife (18 points)
Is it enjoyed by the jet set (wordplay)
Loaded experience (wordplay)
Existence portrayed in TV's "The Riches"
H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 18 pts
hillside (12 points)
Slope's kin
Slope of a small mountain
San Francisco feature
H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
hireable (13 points)
Having the necessary work credentials
Capable of working for a company
Capable of doing work for a company
H·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
holdable (14 points)
Fitting in the hands
H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
holotype (16 points)
First specimen of a new species
H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
holytide (15 points)
A time of religious observance
H·4+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts
homelike (17 points)
Cheerful; cozy
H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
hoodlike (16 points)
Like a hood
H·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
hooflike (18 points)
Like a hoof
H·4+O·1+O·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
hooklike (19 points)
Like a hook
H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
hooplike (17 points)
Like a hoop
H·4+O·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
hornlike (15 points)
Like horn
H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
horologe (12 points)
Watch hole, or go out (wordplay)
Clock or sundial
Fancy name for a timepiece
H·4+O·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
horrible (13 points)
How dreadful Birr turns up in a hole
Not at all living up to the hype
Really, really bad
H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
huggable (15 points)
Like a teddy bear
Like teddy bears
Like teddy bears and puppies
H·4+U·1+G·2+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
hummable (17 points)
Able to be hummed
H·4+U·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
huntable (13 points)
Able to be hunted
H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
husklike (19 points)
Like a husk
H·4+U·1+S·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
hymnlike (20 points)
Like a hymn
H·4+Y·4+M·3+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts

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