9-letter words with HI in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter HI is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of HI in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how HI in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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something | 15 | An indeterminate or unknown event. | - |
breathing | 15 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | - |
childhood | 19 | the state of a child between infancy and adolescence | - |
searching | 15 | having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | searching insights |
meanwhile | 17 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | meanwhile the socialists are running the government |
finishing | 16 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | - |
fashioned | 16 | planned and made or fashioned artistically | beautifully fashioned dresses |
whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
architect | 16 | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | - |
spaceship | 18 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
whichever | 23 | - | - |
punishing | 15 | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | set a punishing pace |
switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
preaching | 17 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | - |
shivering | 16 | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | - |
launching | 15 | the act of propelling with force | - |
whinnying | 19 | - | - |
franchise | 17 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
anarchist | 14 | an advocate of anarchism | - |
splashing | 15 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
thrashing | 16 | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | - |
healthier | 15 | improved in health or physical condition | - |
pedophile | 17 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children | - |
chihuahua | 20 | a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico | - |
ravishing | 16 | stunningly beautiful | a ravishing blonde |
horseshit | 15 | obscene words for unacceptable behavior | - |
polishing | 15 | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing |
achieving | 18 | - | - |
moonshine | 14 | the light of the Moon | - |
shipwreck | 23 | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | - |
vanishing | 16 | a sudden disappearance from sight | - |
shoeshine | 15 | a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing | his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine |
twitching | 18 | a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | - |
courtship | 16 | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | its was a brief and intense courtship |
unethical | 14 | not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior | unethical business practices |
stitching | 15 | joining or attaching by stitches | - |
pistachio | 16 | nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel | - |
thickness | 18 | used of a line or mark | - |
chieftain | 17 | the leader of a group of people | - |
whirlwind | 19 | a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
sphincter | 16 | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening | - |
scorching | 17 | hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface | scorching heat |
whirlpool | 17 | flow in a circular current, of liquids | - |
worshiped | 18 | - | - |
masochist | 16 | someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment | - |
childless | 15 | without offspring | in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen |
whimsical | 19 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | the victim of whimsical persecutions |
childlike | 19 | exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity | childlike trust |
makeshift | 21 | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | - |
catechism | 18 | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers | - |
plaything | 18 | an artifact designed to be played with | - |
microchip | 20 | electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | - |
shielding | 14 | a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay | - |
empathize | 25 | be understanding of | - |
inhibitor | 14 | a substance that retards or stops an activity | - |
whisperer | 17 | one who speaks in a whisper | - |
ploughing | 16 | tilling the land with a plow | - |
ethically | 17 | in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics | he behaved ethically |
amphibian | 18 | relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | - |
whitening | 16 | changing to a lighter color | - |
whitewash | 21 | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin |
smooching | 17 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
smoothies | 14 | - | - |
wrenching | 18 | causing great physical or mental suffering | a wrenching pain |
inhibited | 15 | held back or restrained or prevented | in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear |
shipshape | 19 | of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder | even the barn was shipshape |
masochism | 18 | sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological) | - |
wealthier | 15 | - | - |
vehicular | 17 | of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles | vehicular traffic |
branching | 17 | having branches | - |
parochial | 16 | narrowly restricted in outlook or scope | little sympathy with parochial mentality |
enchilada | 15 | tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili | - |
neolithic | 14 | latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere) | - |
whiteness | 15 | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) | - |
bronchial | 16 | relating to or associated with the bronchi | bronchial tubes |
relishing | 13 | taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | - |
shirtless | 12 | - | - |
healthily | 18 | in a levelheaded manner | the answers were healthily individual |
whirligig | 17 | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement | - |
sleuthing | 13 | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | - |
petechial | 16 | - | - |
whitehead | 19 | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland | - |
shittiest | 12 | - | - |
childcare | 17 | a service involving care for other people's children | - |
echinacea | 16 | small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs | - |
empathise | 16 | be understanding of | - |
schilling | 15 | formerly the basic unit of money in Austria | - |
perishing | 15 | - | - |
atrophied | 15 | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm |
thighbone | 18 | the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee | - |
filthiest | 15 | - | - |
endorphin | 15 | a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties | - |
chickadee | 21 | any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America | - |
steamship | 16 | a ship powered by one or more steam engines | - |
stepchild | 17 | a child of your spouse by a former marriage | - |
rulership | 14 | the position of ruler | - |
thickhead | 22 | Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call | - |
fetishist | 15 | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) | - |
worshiper | 17 | someone who admires too much to recognize faults | - |
zoophilia | 23 | a sexual attraction to animals | - |
sophistry | 17 | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | - |
thirtieth | 15 | coming next after the twenty-ninth in position | - |
thickened | 19 | having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear | - |
horsewhip | 20 | a whip for controlling horses | - |
machinist | 16 | a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | - |
chinaware | 17 | dishware made of high quality porcelain | - |
amidships | 17 | at or near or toward the center of a ship | in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear |
whittling | 16 | - | - |
shipboard | 17 | casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship | shipboard romances |
quenching | 24 | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | - |
philology | 18 | the humanistic study of language and literature | - |
doohickey | 22 | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | - |
exhibitor | 21 | someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see | - |
fetishism | 17 | sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | - |
shiftless | 15 | lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy | a shiftless student |
psychical | 21 | affecting or influenced by the human mind | - |
petechiae | 16 | - | - |
chicanery | 19 | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | - |
archivist | 17 | a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives | - |
sloughing | 14 | the process whereby something is shed | - |
threshing | 16 | the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw | they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it |
judgeship | 23 | the position of judge | - |
malachite | 16 | a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects | - |
cushioned | 15 | softened by the addition of cushions or padding | - |
forsythia | 18 | any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers | - |
anarchism | 16 | a political theory favoring the abolition of governments | - |
thingummy | 20 | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | - |
thinkable | 18 | capable of being conceived or imagined or considered | - |
machining | 17 | - | - |
drenching | 16 | the act of making something completely wet | he gave it a good drenching |
finocchio | 19 | aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads | - |
gearshift | 16 | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears | in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
chiseling | 15 | - | - |
onrushing | 13 | - | - |
shipowner | 17 | someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship | - |
thirstier | 12 | - | - |
philander | 15 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
itchiness | 14 | an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | - |
eldership | 15 | the office of elder | - |
cochineal | 16 | Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye | - |
graphical | 17 | relating to or presented by a graph | - |
chiselled | 15 | - | - |
mustachio | 16 | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) | - |
whitebait | 17 | minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole | - |
sheathing | 16 | protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior | - |
shingling | 14 | (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction | - |
squishier | 21 | - | - |
unwhipped | 20 | - | - |
reshingle | 13 | - | - |
downshift | 19 | a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one | - |
fetishize | 24 | make a fetish of | - |
mochiness | 16 | - | - |
misthinks | 18 | - | - |
mischiefs | 19 | - | - |
moonchild | 17 | - | - |
moonshiny | 17 | - | - |
monorchid | 17 | - | - |
monorhine | 14 | - | - |
morphines | 16 | - | - |
morphings | 17 | - | - |
morphinic | 18 | - | - |
molehills | 14 | - | - |
molochise | 16 | - | - |
molochize | 25 | - | - |
monarchic | 18 | ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch | monarchical systems |
monachism | 18 | - | - |
monachist | 16 | - | - |
monishing | 15 | - | - |
mushiness | 14 | a mushy pulpy softness | - |
mycophile | 21 | - | - |
myiophily | 22 | - | - |
mycorhiza | 28 | - | - |
myopathic | 21 | of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction | - |
mouthiest | 14 | - | - |
motorship | 16 | - | - |
mujahidin | 22 | a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists |
mullahism | 16 | - | - |
nemophila | 16 | any plant of the genus Nemophila | - |
neogothic | 15 | - | - |
negrophil | 15 | - | - |
neophilia | 14 | - | - |
neophiles | 14 | - | - |
necrophil | 16 | - | - |
neurochip | 16 | - | - |
narghiles | 13 | - | - |
narghilly | 16 | - | - |
mythizing | 27 | - | - |
mythising | 18 | - | - |
mythicize | 28 | interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | mythicize the ancient stories |
mythicise | 19 | interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | - |
mythicism | 21 | - | - |
mythicist | 19 | - | - |
naethings | 13 | - | - |
naumachia | 16 | a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans | - |
nihilisms | 14 | - | - |
nihilists | 12 | - | - |
nymphical | 21 | - | - |
obeahisms | 16 | - | - |
nonwhites | 15 | - | - |
nowhither | 18 | - | - |
northings | 13 | - | - |
notchings | 15 | - | - |
notaphily | 17 | - | - |
notchiest | 14 | - | - |
onychites | 17 | - | - |
onychitis | 17 | - | - |
onychiums | 19 | - | - |
oompahing | 17 | - | - |
ombrophil | 18 | - | - |
ophidians | 15 | - | - |
ophiolite | 14 | - | - |
ophiology | 18 | - | - |
ophiurans | 14 | - | - |
ophiurids | 15 | - | - |
ophiuroid | 15 | - | - |
ochidores | 15 | - | - |
oenanthic | 14 | - | - |
oenophile | 14 | someone who appreciates wine | - |
oenophils | 14 | - | - |
oenophily | 17 | - | - |
outchided | 16 | - | - |
outchides | 15 | - | - |
outhiring | 13 | - | - |
orthicons | 14 | - | - |
ornithine | 12 | an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea | - |
orchillas | 14 | - | - |
orchidist | 15 | - | - |
otolithic | 14 | - | - |
outwhirls | 15 | - | - |
overchill | 17 | - | - |
outthieve | 15 | - | - |
outthinks | 16 | - | - |
outshined | 13 | - | - |
outshines | 12 | - | - |
overthink | 19 | - | - |
overthick | 21 | - | - |
pachinkos | 20 | - | - |
oxyphilic | 26 | - | - |
oxyphiles | 24 | - | - |
overshine | 15 | - | - |
overshirt | 15 | - | - |
pansophic | 18 | - | - |
paraphing | 17 | - | - |
panchions | 16 | - | - |
paunchier | 16 | - | - |
paunching | 17 | - | - |
patchiest | 16 | - | - |
patchings | 17 | - | - |
peachiest | 16 | - | - |
peatships | 16 | - | - |
parochine | 16 | - | - |
parochins | 16 | - | - |
parathion | 14 | a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide | - |
parchisis | 16 | - | - |
memsahibs | 18 | - | - |
mesophile | 16 | - | - |
mephitism | 18 | - | - |
mayorship | 19 | - | - |
mechitzas | 25 | - | - |
mechitzot | 25 | - | - |
midrashic | 17 | - | - |
midrashim | 17 | - | - |
minishing | 15 | - | - |
minorship | 16 | - | - |
michigans | 17 | - | - |
windchill | 18 | - | - |
windships | 18 | - | - |
woodchips | 20 | - | - |
witchings | 18 | - | - |
witchiest | 17 | - | - |
whipbirds | 20 | - | - |
whipstock | 23 | - | - |
whiptails | 17 | - | - |
whipworms | 22 | - | - |
whirlbats | 17 | - | - |
whirliest | 15 | - | - |
whirlings | 16 | - | - |
whipsters | 17 | - | - |
whipstall | 17 | - | - |
whipcords | 20 | - | - |
whipcordy | 23 | - | - |
whipjacks | 30 | - | - |
whippiest | 19 | - | - |
whippings | 20 | - | - |
whipsawed | 21 | - | - |
whipsnake | 21 | any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails | - |
whipstaff | 23 | - | - |
whirreted | 16 | - | - |
whirrings | 16 | - | - |
whitecaps | 19 | - | - |
whitecoat | 17 | - | - |
whitecomb | 21 | - | - |
whitedamp | 20 | - | - |
whiteface | 20 | hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States | - |
whitefish | 21 | any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring | - |
whiteners | 15 | - | - |
whitebeam | 19 | - | - |
whitebass | 17 | - | - |
whirrying | 19 | - | - |
whishting | 19 | - | - |
whiskered | 20 | having hair on the cheeks and chin | - |
whistlers | 15 | - | - |
whinyards | 19 | - | - |
whickered | 22 | - | - |
whiddered | 18 | - | - |
whiffiest | 21 | - | - |
whiffings | 22 | - | - |
whifflers | 21 | - | - |
wheughing | 20 | - | - |
whifflery | 24 | - | - |
whiffling | 22 | - | - |
whillying | 19 | - | - |
whinchats | 20 | - | - |
whingding | 18 | - | - |
whingeing | 17 | - | - |
whiniards | 16 | - | - |
whininess | 15 | - | - |
whiningly | 19 | - | - |
whinniest | 15 | - | - |
whinberry | 20 | erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries | - |
whimsiest | 17 | - | - |
whillywha | 24 | - | - |
whimberry | 22 | - | - |
whimbrels | 19 | - | - |
whimmiest | 19 | - | - |
whimpered | 20 | - | - |
whimperer | 19 | - | - |
whimpling | 20 | - | - |
whinstone | 15 | any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) | - |
wickthing | 22 | - | - |
whitracks | 21 | - | - |
whitricks | 21 | - | - |
whitsters | 15 | - | - |
whittawer | 18 | - | - |
whittered | 16 | - | - |
whittlers | 15 | - | - |
whittrets | 15 | - | - |
whitlings | 16 | - | - |
whithered | 19 | - | - |
whiteouts | 15 | - | - |
whitepots | 17 | - | - |
whitetail | 15 | common North American deer; tail has a white underside | - |
whitewall | 18 | - | - |
whiteware | 18 | - | - |
whitewing | 19 | - | - |
whitewood | 19 | light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer | - |
whizbangs | 27 | - | - |
whizzbang | 36 | a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits | - |
whizziest | 33 | - | - |
whooshing | 19 | - | - |
whizzings | 34 | - | - |
xanthisms | 21 | - | - |
xanthines | 19 | - | - |
xerophile | 21 | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | - |
xerophily | 24 | - | - |
xenophile | 21 | - | - |
xeraphims | 23 | - | - |
zecchinos | 25 | - | - |
zecchines | 25 | - | - |
yeshivahs | 21 | - | - |
yeshivoth | 21 | - | - |
youthiest | 15 | - | - |
yohimbine | 19 | - | - |
wrathiest | 15 | - | - |
wreathier | 15 | - | - |
wreathing | 16 | - | - |
writhings | 16 | - | - |
worthiest | 15 | - | - |
zoophiles | 23 | - | - |
zoophilic | 25 | - | - |
zucchinis | 25 | - | - |
zoolithic | 23 | - | - |
vizirship | 26 | - | - |
wealthily | 18 | with riches | - |
wheeching | 21 | - | - |
wheeshing | 19 | - | - |
weighings | 17 | - | - |
wardships | 18 | - | - |
wanthills | 15 | - | - |
washiness | 15 | - | - |
scaldship | 17 | - | - |
scaithing | 15 | - | - |
samphires | 16 | - | - |
saintship | 14 | - | - |
sapphired | 17 | - | - |
sapphires | 16 | - | - |
sapphisms | 18 | - | - |
sapphists | 16 | - | - |
sandhills | 13 | - | - |
scotching | 17 | - | - |
scotophil | 16 | - | - |
scooshing | 15 | - | - |
scooching | 17 | - | - |
scratchie | 16 | - | - |
schechita | 19 | - | - |
schizonts | 23 | - | - |
schizopod | 26 | - | - |
schizzier | 32 | - | - |
schizoids | 24 | - | - |
schiziest | 23 | - | - |
schiavone | 17 | - | - |
schiedams | 17 | - | - |
schillers | 14 | - | - |
schimmels | 18 | - | - |
schistose | 14 | - | - |
schistous | 14 | - | - |
scarphing | 17 | - | - |
selachian | 14 | any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates | - |
seethings | 13 | - | - |
sennachie | 14 | - | - |
scutching | 17 | - | - |
scrunchie | 16 | - | - |
shanachie | 17 | - | - |
shechitah | 20 | - | - |
shechitas | 17 | - | - |
shehitahs | 18 | - | - |
sheathier | 15 | - | - |
seraphims | 16 | - | - |
seraphine | 14 | - | - |
seraphins | 14 | - | - |
serfships | 17 | - | - |
sidehills | 13 | - | - |
sighingly | 17 | - | - |
shinesses | 12 | - | - |
shipborne | 16 | - | - |
shiploads | 15 | - | - |
shipmates | 16 | - | - |
shipments | 16 | - | - |
shippable | 18 | - | - |
shippings | 17 | - | - |
shintying | 16 | - | - |
shinnying | 16 | - | - |
shinglers | 13 | - | - |
shinglier | 13 | - | - |
shinguard | 14 | - | - |
shininess | 12 | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light | - |
shiningly | 16 | - | - |
shinleafs | 15 | - | - |
shinneyed | 16 | - | - |
shippound | 17 | - | - |
shipsides | 15 | - | - |
shirttail | 12 | a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article | - |
shitfaced | 18 | - | - |
shitheads | 16 | - | - |
shitholes | 15 | - | - |
shitlists | 12 | - | - |
shitloads | 13 | - | - |
shivareed | 16 | - | - |
shirtings | 13 | - | - |
shipworms | 19 | - | - |
shipyards | 18 | - | - |
shiralees | 12 | - | - |
shirralee | 12 | - | - |
shirrings | 13 | - | - |
shirtband | 15 | - | - |
shirtiest | 12 | - | - |
shivarees | 15 | - | - |
shineless | 12 | - | - |
sheuching | 18 | - | - |
sheughing | 17 | - | - |
shickered | 19 | - | - |
shielders | 13 | - | - |
shielings | 13 | - | - |
shillaber | 14 | - | - |
shillalah | 15 | a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) | - |
shillalas | 12 | - | - |
shillelah | 15 | - | - |
shillings | 13 | - | - |
shimmered | 17 | - | - |
shimmying | 20 | - | - |
shimozzle | 32 | - | - |
shikarred | 17 | - | - |
shikarees | 16 | - | - |
shiftable | 17 | - | - |
shiftiest | 15 | - | - |
shiftings | 16 | - | - |
shiftwork | 22 | - | - |
shigellae | 13 | - | - |
shigellas | 13 | - | - |
shiitakes | 16 | - | - |
shinbones | 14 | - | - |
shiverers | 15 | - | - |
shloshims | 17 | - | - |
shiverier | 15 | - | - |
sketchier | 18 | - | - |
sketchily | 21 | in a sketchy incomplete manner | he explained sketchily |
sketching | 19 | - | - |
skewwhiff | 28 | - | - |
skaldship | 19 | - | - |
sizarship | 23 | - | - |
siwashing | 16 | - | - |
skaithing | 17 | - | - |
skooshing | 17 | - | - |
skitching | 19 | - | - |
silphiums | 16 | - | - |
smirching | 17 | - | - |
smooshing | 15 | - | - |