8-letter words starting with HY
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter HY. This section showcases how HY at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with HY, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrogen | 16 | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe | - |
| hypnosis | 16 | a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion | - |
| hysteria | 14 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| hypnotic | 18 | attracting and holding interest as if by a spell | read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice |
| hygienic | 17 | tending to promote or preserve health | hygienic habits like using disposable tissues |
| hysteric | 16 | characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria | during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered |
| hydrated | 16 | containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) | - |
| hyacinth | 19 | a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | - |
| hydrozoa | 24 | coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes | - |
| hypogeum | 19 | - | - |
| hypester | 16 | - | - |
| hyalites | 14 | - | - |
| hypnotee | 16 | - | - |
| hyalogen | 15 | - | - |
| hypnoses | 16 | - | - |
| hypnones | 16 | - | - |
| hyphenic | 21 | - | - |
| hyphened | 20 | - | - |
| hyphemia | 21 | - | - |
| hypobole | 18 | - | - |
| hyperope | 18 | a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person | - |
| hyperons | 16 | - | - |
| hypernym | 21 | a word that is more generic than a given word | - |
| hypergol | 17 | - | - |
| hyperest | 16 | - | - |
| hypalgia | 17 | - | - |
| hyoscine | 16 | an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures | - |
| hyoidean | 15 | - | - |
| hymnlike | 20 | - | - |
| hyponoia | 16 | - | - |
| hyacines | 16 | - | - |
| hyalines | 14 | - | - |
| hyracoid | 17 | - | - |
| hypoxias | 23 | - | - |
| hypothec | 21 | - | - |
| hypopyon | 21 | - | - |
| hypopnea | 18 | slow or shallow breathing | - |
| hyponymy | 24 | the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class | - |
| hyponyms | 21 | - | - |
| hypoacid | 19 | - | - |
| hyponeas | 16 | - | - |
| hypogyny | 23 | - | - |
| hypogene | 17 | - | - |
| hypogean | 17 | - | - |
| hypogeal | 17 | - | - |
| hypogaea | 17 | - | - |
| hypoderm | 19 | - | - |
| hypocist | 18 | - | - |
| hymnists | 16 | - | - |
| hydrides | 16 | - | - |
| hydropsy | 20 | - | - |
| hydropic | 19 | - | - |
| hydronic | 17 | - | - |
| hydromel | 17 | honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented | - |
| hydromas | 17 | - | - |
| hydroids | 16 | - | - |
| hybrises | 16 | - | - |
| hydrogel | 16 | a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium | - |
| hydrilla | 15 | submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways | - |
| hydroski | 19 | - | - |
| hydremia | 17 | blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood | - |
| hydrator | 15 | - | - |
| hydrates | 15 | - | - |
| hydatids | 16 | - | - |
| hydrases | 15 | - | - |
| hydrants | 15 | - | - |
| hydranth | 18 | - | - |
| hydragog | 17 | - | - |
| hydracid | 18 | - | - |
| hylicist | 16 | - | - |
| hydatoid | 16 | - | - |
| hymnbook | 22 | a songbook containing a collection of hymns | - |
| hymenium | 18 | spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia | - |
| hymenial | 16 | - | - |
| hymenean | 16 | - | - |
| hymeneal | 16 | a wedding hymn | - |
| hylozoic | 25 | - | - |
| hyloists | 14 | - | - |
| hylobate | 16 | - | - |
| hymnless | 16 | - | - |
| hylicism | 18 | - | - |
| hyldings | 16 | - | - |
| hygromas | 17 | - | - |
| hyaloids | 15 | - | - |
| hygienes | 15 | - | - |
| hygieist | 15 | - | - |
| hygeists | 15 | - | - |
| hydroxyl | 25 | the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols | - |
| hydrosol | 15 | - | - |
