6-letter words containing H
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter H. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate H within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| should | 10 | - | - |
| things | 10 | any movable possession (especially articles of clothing) | she packed her things and left |
| father | 12 | `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military | - |
| thanks | 13 | an acknowledgment of appreciation | - |
| mother | 11 | make (offspring) by reproduction | - |
| enough | 10 | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | enough is as good as a feast |
| school | 11 | a large group of fish | a school of small glittering fish swam by |
| change | 12 | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | The car changed lanes |
| having | 13 | - | - |
| happen | 13 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here |
| chance | 13 | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | now is your chance |
| behind | 12 | of timepieces | my watch is running behind |
| though | 13 | - | - |
| either | 9 | - | - |
| finish | 12 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | the boat had a metallic finish |
| rather | 9 | more readily or willingly | I'd rather be in Philadelphia |
| bought | 12 | - | - |
| caught | 12 | - | - |
| choice | 13 | the person or thing chosen or selected | - |
| hungry | 13 | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | hungry for recognition |
| handle | 10 | touch, lift, or hold with the hands | Don't handle the merchandise |
| charge | 12 | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | he was arrested on a charge of larceny |
| church | 16 | a service conducted in a house of worship | don't be late for church |
| within | 12 | on the inside | - |
| french | 14 | the people of France | - |
| heaven | 12 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
| choose | 11 | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | - |
| honest | 9 | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent | honest lawyers |
| bother | 11 | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | a bit of a bother |
| cheers | 11 | - | - |
| search | 11 | inquire into | the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project |
| flight | 13 | an instance of traveling by air | - |
| hiding | 11 | the activity of keeping something secret | - |
| taught | 10 | - | - |
| lights | 10 | - | - |
| health | 12 | a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease | physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients |
| breath | 11 | a short respite | - |
| hardly | 13 | almost not | he hardly ever goes fishing |
| throat | 9 | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone | - |
| shower | 12 | someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see | - |
| johnny | 19 | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms | - |
| weight | 13 | a system of units used to express the weight of something | - |
| theory | 12 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory |
| hoping | 12 | - | - |
| bright | 12 | clear and sharp and ringing | the bright sound of the trumpet section |
| rights | 10 | - | - |
| higher | 13 | advanced in complexity or elaboration | higher finance |
| cheese | 11 | erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States | - |
| nights | 10 | - | - |
| hidden | 11 | not accessible to view | concealed (or hidden) damage |
| speech | 13 | (language) communication by word of mouth | his speech was garbled |
| thirty | 12 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three | - |
| humans | 11 | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | - |
| fought | 13 | - | - |
| headed | 11 | having a heading or course in a certain direction | westward headed wagons |
| hearts | 9 | a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades | - |
| switch | 14 | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | switch to a different brand of beer |
| horses | 9 | - | - |
| houses | 9 | - | - |
| behave | 14 | behave well or properly | The children must learn to behave |
| fourth | 12 | in the fourth place | fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month |
| ghosts | 10 | - | - |
| chosen | 11 | an exclusive group of people | - |
| shadow | 13 | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | - |
| threat | 9 | a person who inspires fear or dread | - |
| thrown | 12 | twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread | thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn |
| joseph | 18 | leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) | - |
| honour | 9 | the state of being honored | - |
| pushed | 12 | - | - |
| filthy | 15 | vile; despicable | a filthy traitor |
| highly | 16 | to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect | highly successful |
| gather | 10 | the act of gathering something | - |
| handed | 11 | having or involving the use of hands | a handed, tree-living animal |
| nephew | 14 | a son of your brother or sister | - |
| hunter | 9 | a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel | - |
| launch | 11 | the act of propelling with force | - |
| smooth | 11 | (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected | - |
| mighty | 15 | (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree | the baby is mighty cute |
| shitty | 12 | very bad | - |
| washed | 13 | clean by virtue of having been washed in water | - |
| polish | 11 | make (a surface) shine | polish my shoes |
| behalf | 14 | as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of') | the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child |
| hammer | 13 | a power tool for drilling rocks | - |
| bishop | 13 | a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ | - |
| punish | 11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again |
| method | 12 | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed | - |
| psycho | 16 | a person afflicted with psychosis | - |
| shared | 10 | distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose | - |
| wealth | 12 | the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money | great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence |
| worthy | 15 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | - |
| cherry | 14 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| knight | 14 | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | - |
| horror | 9 | intense aversion | - |
| height | 13 | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface | - |
| hunger | 10 | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation | - |
| branch | 13 | a part of a forked or branching shape | he broke off one of the branches |
| wheels | 12 | - | - |
| rhythm | 17 | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | - |
| hatred | 10 | the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action | - |
| hooked | 14 | curved down like an eagle's beak | - |
| helmet | 11 | a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows | - |
| buddha | 13 | founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC) | - |
| hooker | 13 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| author | 9 | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | - |
| throne | 9 | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | - |
| shrink | 13 | become smaller or draw together | - |
| heroin | 9 | a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush | - |
| shield | 10 | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows | - |
| hockey | 18 | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks | - |
| growth | 13 | the gradual beginning or coming forth | - |
| orphan | 11 | a child who has lost both parents | - |
| humble | 13 | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | of humble (or lowly) birth |
| sharon | 9 | - | - |
| hector | 11 | be bossy towards | - |
| chased | 12 | a person who is being chased | - |
| whisky | 19 | a liquor made from fermented mash of grain | - |
| anyhow | 15 | in any way whatsoever | they came anyhow they could |
| mouths | 11 | - | - |
| shorts | 9 | (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee | - |
| awhile | 12 | for a short time | sit down and stay awhile |
| scotch | 13 | a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | - |
| theirs | 9 | - | - |
| length | 10 | continuance in time | he complained about the length of time required |
| harbor | 11 | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | - |
| slight | 10 | lacking substance or significance | slight evidence |
| thread | 10 | thread on or as if on a string | thread dried cranberries |
| chains | 11 | metal shackles; for hands or legs | - |
| phrase | 11 | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | - |
| graham | 12 | flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) | - |
| scheme | 13 | form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner | - |
| shaped | 12 | shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | a shaped handgrip |
| shrimp | 13 | disparaging terms for small people | - |
| ghetto | 10 | any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping | the relative security of the gay ghetto |
| sought | 10 | being searched for | the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum |
| whales | 12 | - | - |
| behold | 12 | see with attention | behold Christ! |
| vanish | 12 | cease to exist | An entire civilization vanished |
| rushed | 10 | done under pressure | - |
| murphy | 16 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| chapel | 13 | a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar | he was late for chapel |
| trophy | 14 | something given as a token of victory | - |
| eighty | 13 | being ten more than seventy | - |
| shorty | 12 | - | - |
| thesis | 9 | a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree | - |
| cheque | 20 | withdraw money by writing a check | - |
| shelly | 12 | - | - |
| stitch | 11 | fasten by sewing; do needlework | - |
| harper | 11 | someone who plays the harp | - |
| thirst | 9 | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | - |
| breach | 13 | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | - |
| chorus | 11 | a body of dancers or singers who perform together | - |
| hollow | 12 | remove the inner part or the core of | - |
| eighth | 13 | coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position | - |
| healed | 10 | freed from illness or injury | the incision is healed |
| hereby | 14 | (formal) by means of this | I hereby declare you man and wife |
| shovel | 12 | a machine for excavating | - |
| thrill | 9 | feel sudden intense sensation or emotion | he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine |
| lethal | 9 | of an instrument of certain death | lethal weapon |
| anchor | 11 | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving | - |
| shaved | 13 | having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin | - |
| hiring | 10 | - | - |
| sketch | 15 | short descriptive summary (of events) | - |
| sherry | 12 | dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif | - |
| warmth | 14 | a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | - |
| heroic | 11 | of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | heroic undertakings |
| shaggy | 14 | having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags | shaggy rugs |
| parish | 11 | a local church community | - |
| asthma | 11 | respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin | - |
| ambush | 13 | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing | - |
| snatch | 11 | a small fragment | overheard snatches of their conversation |
| humour | 11 | the quality of being funny | - |
| hamlet | 11 | a community of people smaller than a village | - |
| splash | 11 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
| hustle | 9 | a rapid active commotion | - |
| daphne | 12 | any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers | - |
| sheila | 9 | - | - |
| whites | 12 | - | - |
| hotter | 9 | - | - |
| depths | 12 | (plural) the deepest and most remote part | from the depths of darkest Africa |
| preach | 13 | deliver a sermon | The minister is not preaching this Sunday |
| sights | 10 | an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument | - |
| hooray | 12 | a victory cheer | - |
| cheeky | 18 | offensively bold | - |
| holmes | 11 | United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935) | - |
| shrine | 9 | enclose in a shrine | the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral |
| whoops | 14 | - | - |
| hostel | 9 | inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) | - |
| fright | 13 | cause fear in | The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me |
| richer | 11 | - | - |
| ethics | 11 | the philosophical study of moral values and rules | - |
| holler | 9 | utter a sudden loud cry | - |
| phoebe | 13 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | - |
| thrust | 9 | the act of applying force to propel something | - |
| fisher | 12 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| hating | 10 | - | - |
| hopper | 13 | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | - |
| haired | 10 | having or covered with hair | - |
| shades | 10 | (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades |
| heated | 10 | made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated') | a heated swimming pool |
| danish | 10 | light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese | - |
| chilly | 14 | very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency | - |
| stench | 11 | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | - |
| shaken | 13 | disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock | the accident left her badly shaken |
| sheikh | 16 | the leader of an Arab village or family | - |
| hunted | 10 | reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted | the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face |
| crutch | 13 | anything that serves as an expedient | he uses drugs as a psychological crutch |
| snitch | 11 | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | - |
| wraith | 12 | a mental representation of some haunting experience | - |
| hiking | 14 | a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure | - |
| fishes | 12 | - | - |
| chubby | 18 | sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure | a chubby child |
| perish | 11 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | The children perished in the fire |
| hassle | 9 | disorderly fighting | - |
| clutch | 13 | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other |
| trench | 11 | impinge or infringe upon | This matter entrenches on other domains |
| choked | 16 | stopped up; clogged up | streets choked with traffic |
| hippie | 13 | someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | - |
| inhale | 9 | draw in (air) | inhale the fresh mountain air |
| herbal | 11 | tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs | - |
| squash | 18 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | - |
| wretch | 14 | someone you feel sorry for | - |
| thingy | 13 | - | - |
| douche | 12 | a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas | - |
| riches | 11 | an abundance of material possessions and resources | - |
| honors | 9 | - | - |
| heater | 9 | device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room | - |
| shanti | 9 | - | - |
| crotch | 13 | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | he climbed into the crotch of a tree |
| shaman | 11 | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination | - |
| whilst | 12 | - | - |
| attach | 11 | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | - |
| whitey | 15 | (slang) offensive names for a White man | - |
| crunch | 13 | chew noisily | The children crunched the celery sticks |
| anthem | 11 | a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | - |
| sleigh | 10 | ride (on) a sled | - |
| hottie | 9 | - | - |
| archer | 11 | a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow | - |
| aching | 12 | causing a dull and steady pain | my aching head |
| sphere | 11 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| thrash | 12 | give a thrashing to; beat hard | - |
| ashore | 9 | - | - |
| techno | 11 | a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals | - |
| hurrah | 12 | a victory cheer | let's give the team a big hurrah |
| hurray | 12 | - | - |
| righty | 13 | - | - |
| wrench | 14 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | wrench one's ankle |
| mayhem | 16 | violent and needless disturbance | - |
| holden | 10 | - | - |
| hybrid | 15 | a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) | - |
| cheesy | 14 | of very poor quality; flimsy | - |
| psyche | 16 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
| hoover | 12 | 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) | - |
| touchy | 14 | difficult to handle; requiring great tact | a touchy subject |
| geisha | 10 | a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing | - |
| holder | 10 | the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | - |
| echoes | 11 | - | - |
| hacker | 15 | one who works hard at boring tasks | - |
| harass | 9 | annoy continually or chronically | This man harasses his female co-workers |
| kosher | 13 | conforming to dietary laws | kosher meat |
| huddle | 11 | crouch or curl up | They huddled outside in the rain |
| hazard | 19 | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | - |
| wright | 13 | influential United States architect (1869-1959) | - |
| hurley | 12 | - | - |
| ethnic | 11 | denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people | influenced by ethnic and cultural ties |
| shalom | 11 | - | - |
| truths | 9 | - | - |
| shabby | 16 | showing signs of wear and tear | shabby furniture |
| humane | 11 | pertaining to or concerned with the humanities | a humane education |
| helper | 11 | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | - |
| humbly | 16 | in a miserly manner | - |
| orchid | 12 | any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors | - |
| herpes | 11 | any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin | - |
| fetish | 12 | a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | - |
| eunuch | 11 | a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | eunuchs guarded the harem |
| kimchi | 17 | - | - |
| exhale | 16 | give out (breath or an odor) | The chimney exhales a thick smoke |
| brunch | 13 | combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning | - |
| bleach | 13 | an agent that makes things white or colorless | - |
| thrive | 12 | make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance | - |
| horrid | 10 | grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror | - |
| healer | 9 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | - |
| shasta | 9 | a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) | - |
| plight | 12 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | the woeful plight of homeless people |
| twitch | 14 | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion | his face is twitching |
| uphold | 12 | support against an opponent | - |
| tights | 10 | skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls | - |
| hijack | 22 | seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination | - |
| hangar | 10 | a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained | - |
| banish | 11 | ban from a place of residence, as for punishment | - |
| flashy | 15 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| python | 14 | a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit | - |
| youths | 12 | - | - |
| kahuna | 13 | - | - |
| hairdo | 10 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| bitchy | 16 | marked by or arising from malice | - |
| shogun | 10 | a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 | - |
| glitch | 12 | a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | - |
| thrice | 11 | - | - |
| hooves | 12 | - | - |
| homage | 12 | respectful deference | - |
| bertha | 11 | - | - |
| phobia | 13 | an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations | phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias |
| whoosh | 15 | the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) | - |
| hitman | 11 | a professional killer who uses a gun | - |
| herald | 10 | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | - |
| washer | 12 | a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically | - |
| dharma | 12 | basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes | - |
| catchy | 16 | having concealed difficulty | a catchy question |
| hooper | 11 | - | - |
| hectic | 13 | marked by intense agitation or emotion | - |
| halves | 12 | - | - |
| shiver | 12 | shake, as from cold | The children are shivering--turn on the heat! |
| soothe | 9 | give moral or emotional strength to | - |
| loathe | 9 | find repugnant | I loathe that man |
| hobbit | 13 | an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien | - |
| shamed | 12 | showing a sense of guilt | - |
| gothic | 12 | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches | - |
| chilli | 11 | very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency | - |
| wholly | 15 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | he was wholly convinced |
| hitter | 9 | someone who hits | a hard hitter |
| fuhrer | 12 | - | - |
| heller | 9 | 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia | - |
| chrome | 13 | plate with chromium | chrome bathroom fixtures |
| trough | 10 | a treasury for government funds | - |
| hanger | 10 | anything from which something can be hung | - |
| dahlia | 10 | any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia | - |
| afghan | 13 | tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East | - |
| wither | 12 | lose freshness, vigor, or vitality | - |
| hermit | 11 | one who lives in solitude | - |
| grouch | 12 | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | - |
| apache | 13 | any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma | - |
| pusher | 11 | a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes | - |
| phoney | 14 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| ashram | 11 | a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram | - |
| chucky | 20 | - | - |
| plough | 12 | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | - |
| relish | 9 | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | She relished her fame and basked in her glory |
| shroud | 10 | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | - |
| helium | 11 | a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) | - |
| chakra | 15 | - | - |
| chunky | 18 | like or containing small sticky lumps | the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough |
| wreath | 12 | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | - |
| hinder | 10 | be a hindrance or obstacle to | - |
| hummer | 13 | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | - |
| chaser | 11 | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture | - |
| shrunk | 13 | - | - |
| uphill | 11 | sloping upward | - |
| mishap | 13 | an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate | - |
| hearse | 9 | a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle | - |
| hearty | 12 | endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health | a hearty glow of health |
| chokes | 15 | - | - |
| radish | 10 | radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked | - |
| chisel | 11 | engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud | Who's chiseling on the side? |
| quench | 20 | satisfy (thirst) | The cold water quenched his thirst |
| hugely | 13 | extremely | - |
| crouch | 13 | bend one's back forward from the waist on down | he crouched down |
| chaste | 11 | abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse | - |
| cliche | 13 | a trite or obvious remark | - |
| holdup | 12 | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | - |
| fathom | 14 | measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line | - |
| dashed | 11 | having gaps or spaces | - |
| hurdle | 10 | the act of jumping over an obstacle | - |
| chatty | 14 | prone to friendly informal communication | - |
| hornet | 9 | large stinging paper wasp | - |
| sphinx | 18 | an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret | - |
| whence | 14 | - | - |
| trashy | 12 | cheap and inferior; of no value | trashy merchandise |
| heresy | 12 | any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | - |
| cloths | 11 | - | - |
| peachy | 16 | of something resembling a peach in color | - |
| honeys | 12 | - | - |
| homing | 12 | orienting or directing homeward or to a destination | the homing instinct |
| cashed | 12 | for which money has been paid | a cashed check |
| behead | 12 | cut the head of | the French King was beheaded during the Revolution |
| unholy | 12 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | unholy grimaces |
| naught | 10 | a quantity of no importance | it was all for naught |
| hither | 12 | to this place (especially toward the speaker) | - |
| apathy | 14 | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | - |
| chopin | 13 | French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) | - |
| cipher | 13 | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | - |
| humvee | 14 | a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive | - |
| etched | 12 | cut or impressed into a surface | - |
| brooch | 13 | fasten with or as if with a brooch | - |
| hombre | 13 | an informal term for a youth or man | - |
| hernia | 9 | rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes | - |
| scythe | 14 | an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground | - |
| shifty | 15 | changing position or direction | shifty winds |
| squish | 18 | walk through mud or mire | - |
| lavish | 12 | expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns | - |
| detach | 12 | come to be detached | His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery |
| header | 10 | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | - |
| hasten | 9 | speed up the progress of; facilitate | - |
| hansel | 9 | - | - |
| brahma | 13 | any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding | - |
| alight | 10 | lighted up by or as by fire or flame | candles alight on the tables |
| shaker | 13 | a person who wields power and influence | a shaker of traditional beliefs |
| whacko | 18 | a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | - |
| arches | 11 | - | - |
| shucks | 15 | something of little value | not worth shucks |
| mohawk | 18 | haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp | - |
| nighty | 13 | - | - |
| hotdog | 11 | someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself | - |
| hetero | 9 | - | - |
| clench | 13 | a small slip noose made with seizing | - |
| hiccup | 15 | (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | how do you cure the hiccups? |
| hickey | 18 | a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover | - |
| chalet | 11 | a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style | - |
| adhere | 10 | stick to firmly | Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall? |
| nether | 9 | dwelling beneath the surface of the earth | nether regions |
| flinch | 14 | draw back, as with fear or pain | she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf |
| heifer | 12 | young cow | - |
| hotpot | 11 | a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot | - |
| humpty | 16 | - | - |
| clothe | 11 | provide with clothes or put clothes on | - |
| shrewd | 13 | acting with a specific goal | - |
| shimmy | 16 | tremble or shake | - |
| starch | 11 | a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles | - |
| hushed | 13 | in a softened tone | hushed voices |
| fleshy | 15 | of or relating to or resembling flesh | - |
| urchin | 11 | poor and often mischievous city child | - |
| dearth | 10 | an insufficient quantity or number | - |
| afresh | 12 | again but in a new or different way | start afresh |
| shriek | 13 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| shrill | 9 | having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones | a shrill whistle |
| shaven | 12 | having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin | - |
| shaver | 12 | a razor powered by an electric motor | - |
| homely | 14 | having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable | the homely everyday atmosphere |
| harlot | 9 | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money | - |
| hamper | 13 | prevent the progress or free movement of | He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather |
| bushed | 12 | very tired | bushed after all that exercise |
| sheath | 12 | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | - |
| hourly | 12 | occurring every hour or payable by the hour | hourly chimes |
| hoarse | 9 | deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | hoarse cries |
| henley | 12 | - | - |
| casbah | 13 | an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located | - |
| quiche | 20 | a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala | - |
| righto | 10 | - | - |
| shears | 9 | large scissors with strong blades | - |
| mughal | 12 | - | - |
| hooded | 11 | - | - |
| cheery | 14 | bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer | a cheery hello |
| shekel | 13 | the basic unit of money in Israel | - |
| echoed | 12 | - | - |
| poncho | 13 | a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head | - |
| rancho | 11 | - | - |
| thorny | 12 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| zenith | 18 | the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| enrich | 11 | make better or improve in quality | The experience enriched her understanding |
| harden | 10 | harden by reheating and cooling in oil | - |
| choosy | 14 | difficult to please | - |
| clough | 12 | - | - |
| shoddy | 14 | unethical or dishonest | shoddy business practices |
| smithy | 14 | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering | - |
| wether | 12 | male sheep especially a castrated one | - |
| thatch | 14 | an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) | - |
| gopher | 12 | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | - |
| concha | 13 | (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape | - |
| wheeze | 21 | breathe with difficulty | - |
| zephyr | 23 | a slight wind (usually refreshing) | - |
| dinghy | 14 | a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled | - |
| haggle | 11 | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) | Let's not haggle over a few dollars |
| hearth | 12 | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it |
| caliph | 13 | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | - |
| chummy | 18 | (used informally) associated on close terms | the bartender was chummy with the regular customers |
| shrank | 13 | - | - |
| thawed | 13 | no longer frozen | the thawed ground was muddy |
| shandy | 13 | a drink made of beer and lemonade | - |
| typhon | 14 | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx | - |
| unhand | 10 | remove the hand from | - |
| mullah | 11 | a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque | - |
| huzzah | 30 | - | - |
| fletch | 14 | - | - |
| cometh | 13 | - | - |
| sharif | 12 | - | - |
| pathos | 11 | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others | - |
| typhus | 14 | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | - |
| lashed | 10 | - | - |
| boyish | 14 | befitting or characteristic of a young boy | a boyish grin |
| scorch | 13 | become superficially burned | - |
| unhook | 13 | take off a hook | - |
| thrift | 12 | extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | - |
| horned | 10 | having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind | horned viper |
| hummus | 13 | a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | - |
| havers | 12 | - | - |
| harken | 13 | listen; used mostly in the imperative | - |
| mythic | 16 | based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | mythical centaurs |
| hoodie | 10 | - | - |
| horsey | 12 | - | - |
| shanty | 12 | a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors | - |
| photon | 11 | a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle | - |
| whammy | 19 | an evil spell | he put the whammy on me |
| phlegm | 14 | apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | - |
| phooey | 14 | - | - |
| humbug | 14 | something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | - |
| hazing | 19 | - | - |
| hatter | 9 | someone who makes and sells hats | - |
| shamus | 11 | someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | - |
| slouch | 11 | assume a drooping posture or carriage | - |
| tether | 9 | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | - |
| hubbub | 15 | loud confused noise from many sources | - |
