7-letter words containing H
Embark on an exploration of 7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nothing | 11 | a quantity of no importance | it looked like nothing I had ever seen before |
| thought | 14 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
| another | 10 | any of various alternatives; some other | put it off to another (or some other) day |
| through | 14 | having finished or arrived at completion | after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up |
| brother | 12 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| without | 13 | Unless; except; -- introducing a clause. | - |
| tonight | 11 | during the night of the present day | drop by tonight |
| husband | 13 | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage | - |
| brought | 13 | - | - |
| alright | 11 | in a satisfactory or adequate manner | - |
| himself | 15 | An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; used as a subject usually with he; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case. | he himself will bear the blame as it is himself who saved himself |
| perhaps | 14 | by chance | perhaps she will call tomorrow |
| changed | 14 | changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism | - |
| clothes | 12 | clothing in general | he always bought his clothes at the same store |
| asshole | 10 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| teacher | 12 | a person whose occupation is teaching | - |
| history | 13 | a record or narrative description of past events | a history of France |
| whether | 16 | - | - |
| michael | 14 | (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews | - |
| hundred | 12 | ten 10s | - |
| english | 11 | an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries | - |
| neither | 10 | not either; not one or the other | - |
| machine | 14 | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | - |
| chicken | 18 | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl | - |
| charlie | 12 | - | - |
| kitchen | 16 | a room equipped for preparing meals | - |
| chinese | 12 | of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language | - |
| however | 16 | despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it |
| holding | 12 | the act of retaining something | - |
| breathe | 12 | expel (gases or odors) | - |
| further | 13 | to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense) | further complicated by uncertainty about the future |
| herself | 13 | An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; used as a subject with she; | she herself will bear the blame |
| helping | 13 | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | the helpings were all small |
| hanging | 12 | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window | the cold castle walls were covered with hangings |
| nowhere | 13 | an insignificant place | he came out of nowhere |
| whoever | 16 | Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who. | he shall be punished, whoever he may be |
| somehow | 15 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | they managed somehow |
| hearing | 11 | the act of hearing attentively | they make good music--you should give them a hearing |
| stomach | 14 | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | - |
| weather | 13 | face and withstand with courage | - |
| checked | 19 | patterned with alternating squares of color | - |
| showing | 14 | something shown to the public | - |
| ashamed | 13 | feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse | are you ashamed for having lied? |
| touched | 13 | slightly insane | - |
| healthy | 16 | promoting health; healthful | a healthy diet |
| heading | 12 | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies | - |
| sheriff | 16 | the principal law-enforcement officer in a county | - |
| holiday | 14 | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico |
| hitting | 11 | the act of contacting one thing with another | repeated hitting raised a large bruise |
| vehicle | 15 | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another | - |
| alcohol | 12 | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent | alcohol (or drink) ruined him |
| theater | 10 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
| channel | 12 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | - |
| fishing | 14 | the act of someone who fishes as a diversion | - |
| hunting | 11 | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | - |
| fashion | 13 | make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks |
| hurting | 11 | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder | - |
| selfish | 13 | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | - |
| chasing | 13 | - | - |
| scratch | 14 | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | - |
| therapy | 15 | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) | heat therapy gave the best relief |
| pushing | 13 | the act of applying force in order to move something away | the pushing is good exercise |
| thunder | 11 | utter words loudly and forcefully | - |
| unhappy | 17 | generalized feeling of distress | - |
| whistle | 13 | an inexpensive fipple flute | - |
| schools | 12 | - | - |
| rubbish | 14 | worthless material that is to be disposed of | - |
| johnson | 17 | 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) | - |
| thirsty | 13 | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | thirsty for information |
| highway | 20 | a major road for any form of motor transport | - |
| washing | 14 | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering | - |
| naughty | 14 | suggestive of sexual impropriety | a naughty wink |
| achieve | 15 | to gain with effort | she achieved her goal despite setbacks |
| shelter | 10 | a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings | - |
| shocked | 17 | struck with fear, dread, or consternation | - |
| thieves | 13 | - | - |
| theatre | 10 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
| beneath | 12 | in or to a place that is lower | - |
| charged | 14 | fraught with great emotion | an atmosphere charged with excitement |
| hostage | 11 | a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms | - |
| charity | 15 | a kindly and lenient attitude toward people | - |
| happily | 17 | in a joyous manner | they shouted happily |
| foolish | 13 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
| fighter | 14 | someone who fights (or is fighting) | - |
| lighter | 11 | a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) | - |
| stretch | 12 | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | - |
| shaking | 15 | a shaky motion | the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe |
| chapter | 14 | a local branch of some fraternity or association | he joined the Atlanta chapter |
| heavens | 13 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| shining | 11 | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | the shining of shoes provided a meager living |
| heavily | 16 | slowly as if burdened by much weight | - |
| gunshot | 11 | the act of shooting a gun | - |
| sharing | 11 | sharing thoughts and feelings | - |
| chamber | 16 | a room used primarily for sleeping | - |
| happier | 14 | - | - |
| whiskey | 20 | a liquor made from fermented mash of grain | - |
| chatter | 12 | talk socially without exchanging too much information | - |
| heather | 13 | common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere | - |
| leather | 10 | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | - |
| shortly | 13 | in the near future | the book will appear shortly |
| worship | 15 | a feeling of profound love and admiration | - |
| physics | 17 | the science of matter and energy and their interactions | his favorite subject was physics |
| helpful | 15 | providing assistance or serving a useful function | - |
| butcher | 14 | someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | - |
| halfway | 19 | equally distant from the extremes | - |
| honored | 11 | having an illustrious reputation; respected | - |
| psychic | 19 | affecting or influenced by the human mind | psychic energy |
| harmony | 15 | agreement of opinions | - |
| seventh | 13 | one part in seven equal parts | - |
| smashed | 13 | very drunk | - |
| crushed | 13 | subdued or brought low in condition or status | - |
| mahjong | 20 | Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles | - |
| harvest | 13 | gather, as of natural products | harvest the grapes |
| humming | 15 | a humming noise | - |
| haircut | 12 | the act of cutting the hair | - |
| honesty | 13 | the quality of being honest | - |
| phoenix | 19 | the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation | - |
| haunted | 11 | having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something | became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle |
| shotgun | 11 | firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | - |
| handled | 12 | having a usually specified type of handle | pearl-handled revolver |
| marshal | 12 | a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law | - |
| prophet | 14 | an authoritative person who divines the future | - |
| shooter | 10 | a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) | a poor shooter |
| wealthy | 16 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | wealthy corporations |
| whining | 14 | - | - |
| publish | 14 | put into print | The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce |
| whisper | 15 | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | - |
| heights | 14 | a high place | he doesn't like heights |
| holland | 11 | a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level | - |
| hostile | 10 | very unfavorable to life or growth | a hostile climate |
| hallway | 16 | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | - |
| healing | 11 | tending to cure or restore to health | her gentle healing hand |
| feather | 13 | turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls | - |
| shallow | 13 | become shallow | the lake shallowed over time |
| shuttle | 10 | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | - |
| rushing | 11 | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | - |
| whereas | 13 | At which place; where. | - |
| wishing | 14 | a specific feeling of desire | he was above all wishing and desire |
| chopper | 16 | informal terms for a human `tooth' | - |
| housing | 11 | structures collectively in which people are housed | - |
| showers | 13 | - | - |
| bathing | 13 | the act of washing yourself (or another person) | - |
| handful | 14 | a small number or amount | only a handful of responses were received |
| heroine | 10 | a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds | - |
| hearted | 11 | - | - |
| chewing | 16 | biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | - |
| horizon | 19 | the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth | - |
| choking | 17 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | no evidence that the choking was done by the accused |
| farther | 13 | to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense) | the application of the law was extended farther |
| delight | 12 | a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction | his delight to see her was obvious to all |
| lightly | 14 | in a small quantity or extent | apply paint lightly |
| shouted | 11 | in a vehement outcry | his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises |
| shampoo | 14 | cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair | - |
| triumph | 14 | dwell on with satisfaction | - |
| howling | 14 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | a howling success |
| chopped | 17 | prepared by cutting | chopped clams |
| hottest | 10 | - | - |
| monthly | 15 | a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) | - |
| phantom | 14 | something existing in perception only | - |
| screech | 14 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| behaved | 16 | - | - |
| exhibit | 19 | to show, make visible or apparent | The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month |
| athlete | 10 | a person trained to compete in sports | - |
| messiah | 12 | any expected deliverer | - |
| timothy | 15 | grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay | - |
| uptight | 13 | being in a tense state | - |
| hideous | 11 | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying | a hideous scar |
| dolphin | 13 | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | - |
| scholar | 12 | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs | - |
| bathtub | 14 | a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body | - |
| cherish | 15 | be fond of; be attached to | - |
| heating | 11 | utility to warm a building | the heating system wasn't working |
| inherit | 10 | obtain from someone after their death | I inherited a castle from my French grandparents |
| ketchup | 18 | thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | - |
| shaving | 14 | the act of removing hair with a razor | - |
| roughly | 14 | with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') | he was pushed roughly aside |
| brothel | 12 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
| tightly | 14 | in a tight or constricted manner | a tightly packed pub |
| hissing | 11 | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience |
| echoing | 13 | (of sounds) repeating by reflection | a hotel with echoing halls |
| hostess | 10 | a woman steward on an airplane | - |
| lighten | 11 | make more cheerful | the conversation lightened me up a bit |
| pharaoh | 15 | the title of the ancient Egyptian kings | - |
| pitched | 15 | set at a slant | a pitched rather than a flat roof |
| chronic | 14 | habitual | a chronic smoker |
| insight | 11 | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation | - |
| matched | 15 | going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities | - |
| upright | 13 | a vertical structural member as a post or stake | the ball sailed between the uprights |
| hugging | 13 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| chuckle | 18 | laugh quietly or with restraint | - |
| wheeler | 13 | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle | - |
| charley | 15 | - | - |
| panther | 12 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| chimney | 17 | a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp | - |
| tighten | 11 | narrow or limit | - |
| drought | 12 | a prolonged shortage | when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought |
| shutter | 10 | a hinged blind for a window | - |
| handbag | 14 | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | - |
| heavier | 13 | - | - |
| whacked | 20 | (British informal) exhausted or worn out | - |
| hideout | 11 | a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | - |
| ashtray | 13 | a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes | - |
| cheater | 12 | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | - |
| freshen | 13 | make fresh again | - |
| johnnie | 17 | - | - |
| thinner | 10 | a diluting agent | - |
| cashier | 12 | an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money | - |
| hamster | 12 | short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches | - |
| cheetah | 15 | long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game | - |
| synchro | 15 | a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized | - |
| anguish | 11 | cause emotional anguish or make miserable | - |
| hamburg | 15 | a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League | - |
| atheist | 10 | related to or characterized by or given to atheism | atheist leanings |
| chained | 13 | bound with chains | enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones |
| anarchy | 15 | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) | - |
| graphic | 15 | evoking lifelike images within the mind | graphic accounts of battle |
| mitzvah | 24 | (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law | - |
| chaotic | 14 | completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing | - |
| charter | 12 | hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | - |
| stylish | 13 | being or in accordance with current social fashions | - |
| charmed | 15 | strongly attracted | - |
| shelves | 13 | - | - |
| sighted | 12 | able to see | - |
| catcher | 14 | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher | - |
| harbour | 12 | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | - |
| hygiene | 14 | the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health | - |
| pitcher | 14 | the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | he has played every position except pitcher |
| duchess | 13 | the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right | - |
| ethical | 12 | adhering to ethical and moral principles | it seems ethical and right |
| sharply | 15 | changing suddenly in direction and degree | the road twists sharply after the light |
| thermal | 12 | relating to or associated with heat | thermal movements of molecules |
| flushed | 14 | having the pinkish flush of health | - |
| hacking | 17 | - | - |
| mammoth | 16 | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth | a mammoth ship |
| redhead | 12 | someone who has red hair | - |
| chemist | 14 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
| hopeful | 15 | an ambitious and aspiring young person | two executive hopefuls joined the firm |
| enhance | 12 | increase | This will enhance your enjoyment |
| habitat | 12 | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs | a marine habitat |
| harness | 10 | put a harness | harness the horse |
| harmful | 15 | causing or capable of causing harm | too much sun is harmful to the skin |
| hooking | 15 | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer | he took lessons to cure his hooking |
| schmuck | 20 | (Yiddish) a jerk | - |
| shuffle | 16 | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | shuffle the cards |
| brushed | 13 | (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | a dress of brushed cotton |
| hippies | 14 | a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | - |
| spinach | 14 | southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves | - |
| stealth | 10 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
| freight | 14 | the charge for transporting something by common carrier | we pay the freight |
| hormone | 12 | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | - |
| itching | 13 | an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | - |
| chapman | 16 | United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) | - |
| pinched | 15 | not having enough money to pay for necessities | - |
| exhaust | 17 | use up (resources or materials) | We exhausted our savings |
| sabbath | 14 | a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims | - |
| whatnot | 13 | miscellaneous curios | - |
| hawking | 18 | English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) | - |
| manhood | 13 | the quality of being human | he feared the speedy decline of all manhood |
| methane | 12 | a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel | - |
| refresh | 13 | make fresh again | - |
| authors | 10 | - | - |
| machete | 14 | a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation | - |
| rebirth | 12 | the revival of learning and culture | - |
| cushion | 12 | a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses | - |
| shatter | 10 | break into many pieces | The wine glass shattered |
| hopping | 15 | - | - |
| rightly | 14 | with honesty | he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time |
| herring | 11 | commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific | - |
| earthly | 13 | of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven | earthly beings |
| unleash | 10 | turn loose or free from restraint | - |
| chateau | 12 | an impressive country house (or castle) in France | - |
| freshly | 16 | very recently | a freshly cleaned floor |
| hustler | 10 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| threads | 11 | informal terms for clothing | - |
| hotshot | 13 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| catfish | 15 | large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins | - |
| homeboy | 17 | a fellow male member of a youth gang | - |
| horrors | 10 | - | - |
| dashing | 12 | lively and spirited | a dashing hero |
| archive | 15 | put into an archive | - |
| hateful | 13 | characterized by malice | a hateful thing to do |
| orchard | 13 | garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth | - |
| empathy | 17 | understanding and entering into another's feelings | - |
| goliath | 11 | someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful | - |
| hurried | 11 | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste | a hurried trip to the store |
| shekels | 14 | informal terms for money | - |
| charger | 13 | formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | - |
| ghastly | 14 | gruesomely indicative of death or the dead | ghastly shrieks |
| ghostly | 14 | resembling or characteristic of a phantom | a ghostly face at the window |
| inhuman | 12 | without compunction or human feeling | - |
| kashmir | 16 | an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India | - |
| christy | 15 | - | - |
| thinker | 14 | an important intellectual | - |
| typhoon | 15 | a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans | - |
| charade | 13 | making a false outward show | - |
| slashed | 11 | (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply | the slashed prices attracted buyers |
| whoring | 14 | - | - |
| unheard | 11 | not necessarily inaudible but not heard | - |
| handler | 11 | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | - |
| rethink | 14 | thinking again about a choice previously made | - |
| hatchet | 15 | weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians | - |
| beseech | 14 | ask for or request earnestly | - |
| chariot | 12 | a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage | - |
| charmer | 14 | someone with an assured and ingratiating manner | - |
| shoving | 14 | - | - |
| roaches | 12 | - | - |
| asphalt | 12 | a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons | - |
| cheerio | 12 | a farewell remark | - |
| chipped | 17 | - | - |
| shyness | 13 | a feeling of fear of embarrassment | - |
| thereby | 15 | - | - |
| yoghurt | 14 | a custard-like food made from curdled milk | - |
| hauling | 11 | the activity of transporting goods by truck | - |
| inhaler | 10 | a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion | - |
| nightly | 14 | at the end of each day | she checks on her roses nightly |
| sharpen | 12 | make (one's senses) more acute | This drug will sharpen your vision |
| sharper | 12 | a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | - |
| mahatma | 14 | (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage | - |
| mouthed | 13 | - | - |
| shaping | 13 | any process serving to define the shape of something | - |
| checkup | 20 | a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person | - |
| heinous | 10 | extremely wicked, deeply criminal | heinous accusations |
| hotline | 10 | - | - |
| chatted | 13 | - | - |
| alchemy | 17 | the way two individuals relate to each other | a mysterious alchemy brought them together |
| hammock | 20 | a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily | - |
| hatched | 16 | shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines | - |
| parched | 15 | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | parched soil |
| ostrich | 12 | fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird | - |
| shorten | 10 | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | - |
| hearsay | 13 | gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth | - |
| cholera | 12 | an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food | - |
| shagged | 13 | having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags | junipers with shagged trunks |
| brahmin | 14 | the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | - |
| hashish | 16 | purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen | - |
| piranha | 12 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| slasher | 10 | a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing | - |
| voucher | 15 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | - |
| twelfth | 16 | one part in twelve equal parts | - |
| gushing | 12 | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | - |
| patched | 15 | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | a field patched with ice and snow |
| showbiz | 24 | - | - |
| richter | 12 | - | - |
| chevron | 15 | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | - |
| hellish | 13 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | hellish torture |
| monarch | 14 | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | - |
| rematch | 14 | something (especially a game) that is played again | - |
| clothed | 13 | covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak | leaf-clothed trees |
| marches | 14 | a region in central Italy | - |
| sketchy | 19 | giving only major points; lacking completeness | a sketchy account |
| hanuman | 12 | langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India | - |
| hangman | 13 | an executioner who hangs the condemned person | - |
| haywire | 16 | not functioning properly | has gone completely haywire |
| lithium | 12 | a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals | - |
| anthrax | 17 | a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people | - |
| honours | 10 | a university degree with honors | - |
| smother | 12 | envelop completely | smother the meat in gravy |
| harshly | 16 | in a harsh and grating manner | - |
| holster | 10 | a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools | - |
| hurtful | 13 | harmful to living things | - |
| shudder | 12 | shake, as from cold | - |
| squishy | 22 | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | - |
| goulash | 11 | a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika | - |
| sashimi | 12 | very thinly sliced raw fish | - |
| satchel | 12 | luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap | - |
| therein | 10 | (formal) in or into that thing or place | they can read therein what our plans are |
| warhead | 14 | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents | - |
| archery | 15 | the sport of shooting arrows with a bow | - |
| botched | 15 | spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness | - |
| cheddar | 14 | hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England | - |
| fresher | 13 | a first-year undergraduate | - |
| hoodlum | 13 | an aggressive and violent young criminal | - |
| heroism | 12 | the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | he showed great heroism in battle |
| crunchy | 17 | - | - |
| whopper | 17 | something especially big or impressive of its kind | - |
| flemish | 15 | one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch | - |
| heathen | 13 | a person who does not acknowledge your god | - |
| hatcher | 15 | - | - |
| shylock | 19 | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | - |
| thermos | 12 | vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks | - |
| thereof | 13 | from that circumstance or source | - |
| bashful | 15 | disposed to avoid notice | they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it |
| heiress | 10 | a female heir | - |
| chowder | 16 | a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes | - |
| abolish | 12 | do away with | Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia |
| shocker | 16 | a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) | - |
| whaling | 14 | - | - |
| wishful | 16 | having or expressing desire for something | - |
| sulphur | 12 | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) | - |
| lengthy | 14 | relatively long in duration; tediously protracted | a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law |
| manhunt | 12 | an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) | - |
| poacher | 14 | small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters | - |
| shitter | 10 | a person who defecates | - |
| enchant | 12 | hold spellbound | - |
| varnish | 13 | cover with varnish | - |
| watcher | 15 | a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) | sky watchers discovered a new star |
| whoopee | 15 | noisy and boisterous revelry | - |
| wherein | 13 | - | - |
| whiting | 14 | a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus | - |
| heretic | 12 | a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church | - |
| humbled | 15 | subdued or brought low in condition or status | - |
| lashing | 11 | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | - |
| poached | 15 | cooked in hot water | - |
| echidna | 13 | a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea | - |
| thyself | 16 | - | - |
| theorem | 12 | an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth | - |
| chimera | 14 | (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon | - |
| handgun | 12 | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | - |
| draught | 12 | a large and hurried swallow | - |
| thirdly | 14 | in the third place | - |
| bahadur | 13 | - | - |
| beehive | 15 | a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees | - |
| chassis | 12 | alternative names for the body of a human being | - |
| hurdles | 11 | a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles | - |
| inhabit | 12 | exist or be situated within | Strange notions inhabited her mind |
| cheaply | 17 | with little expenditure of money | I bought this car very cheaply |
| inhaled | 11 | - | - |
| toothed | 11 | having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | - |
| borough | 13 | an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament | - |
| headset | 11 | receiver consisting of a pair of headphones | - |
| huddled | 13 | crowded or massed together | give me...your huddled masses |
| whereby | 18 | - | - |
| heroics | 12 | ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct | heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood |
| nourish | 10 | give nourishment to | - |
| crusher | 12 | a device that crushes something | - |
| typhoid | 16 | serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water | - |
| cahoots | 12 | - | - |
| airship | 12 | a steerable self-propelled aircraft | - |
| helluva | 13 | - | - |
| hisself | 13 | - | - |
| hothead | 14 | a belligerent grouch | - |
| pinhead | 13 | an ignorant or foolish person | - |
| echelon | 12 | a body of troops arranged in a line | - |
| holiest | 10 | - | - |
| hospice | 14 | a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) | - |
| choosey | 15 | difficult to please | - |
| wheeled | 14 | having wheels; often used in combination | - |
| foxhole | 20 | a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire | - |
| grouchy | 16 | annoyed and irritable | - |
| humanly | 15 | in the manner of human beings | humanly possible |
| manhole | 12 | a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure | - |
| toughen | 11 | make tough or tougher | This experience will toughen her |
| archaic | 14 | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | archaic laws |
| hayride | 14 | - | - |
| chutney | 15 | a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices | - |
| camphor | 16 | a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment | - |
| harpoon | 12 | a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it | - |
| lighted | 12 | set afire or burning | the lighted candles |
| pathway | 18 | a trodden path | - |
| deathly | 14 | having the physical appearance of death | a deathly pallor |
| rougher | 11 | - | - |
| atrophy | 15 | a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | - |
| chicano | 14 | a person of Mexican descent | - |
| hairpin | 12 | a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place | - |
| hangout | 11 | a frequently visited place | - |
| keyhole | 17 | the hole where a key is inserted | - |
| furnish | 13 | give something useful or necessary to | - |
| eyelash | 13 | any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids | - |
| shopper | 14 | a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her | - |
| checker | 18 | variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns | - |
| harping | 13 | - | - |
| shindig | 12 | a large and noisy party of people | - |
| chipper | 16 | having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air | looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit |
| fraught | 14 | filled with or attended with | words fraught with meaning |
| hydrant | 14 | a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask | - |
| halibut | 12 | marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes | - |
| moorish | 12 | relating to or characteristic of the Moors | - |
| phallus | 12 | the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) | - |
| shimmer | 14 | a weak and tremulous light | the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers |
| rhubarb | 14 | long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened | - |
| thrower | 13 | a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | - |
| foghorn | 14 | a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships | - |
| hogwash | 17 | unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | - |
| hurling | 11 | a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each | - |
| codfish | 16 | lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached | - |
| hickory | 19 | American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts | - |
| cowshed | 16 | a barn for cows | - |
| shadowy | 17 | lacking in substance | strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds |
| shrivel | 13 | decrease in size, range, or extent | My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me |
| thyroid | 14 | located near the base of the neck | - |
| girlish | 11 | befitting or characteristic of a young girl | girlish charm |
| hastily | 13 | in a hurried or hasty manner | hastily, he scanned the headlines |
| hogging | 13 | - | - |
| pothead | 13 | someone who smokes marijuana habitually | - |
| uncouth | 12 | lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | an untutored and uncouth human being |
| wrought | 14 | shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | the wrought silver bracelet |
| breadth | 13 | the extent of something from side to side | - |
| chalice | 14 | a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup | - |
| airhead | 11 | a bridgehead seized by airborne troops | - |
| heaving | 14 | the act of lifting something with great effort | - |
| egghead | 13 | an intellectual; a very studious and academic person | in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead |
| epitaph | 14 | an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there | - |
| sherbet | 12 | a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin | - |
| tarnish | 10 | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air |
| warship | 15 | a government ship that is available for waging war | - |
| whither | 16 | - | - |
| fathead | 14 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
| kinship | 16 | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | - |
| menthol | 12 | a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion | - |
| nightie | 11 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | - |
