8-letter words containing a, c, e, y
- cyberwar — The use of computers to disrupt the activities of an enemy country, especially the deliberate attacking of communication systems.
- cyclable — fit or designed for bicycle riding: a cyclable road.
- cyclades — a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)
- cyclamen — A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- cyclecar — a light, open-air automobile with three or four wheels
- cycleway — A cycleway is a road, route, or path for cyclists.
- cynanche — any disease of the throat characterized by inflammation and swelling
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- cytaster — aster.
- cytherea — Aphrodite
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dancetty — having a zigzag pattern
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day case — a patient or case that comes into hospital for a surgical procedure and is dealt with and released in the course of one day
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- each way — If you bet money each way on the result of a horse race or a dog race, you will win some money if the animal you bet on comes first, second, third, or sometimes fourth.
- efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- endarchy — a central government
- epically — In an epic manner.
- epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eyepatch — A patch worn to protect an injured eye.
- facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- federacy — a confederacy.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- feracity — (obsolete) The state of being feracious, or fruitful.
- fireclay — Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- gramercy — Obsolete. thanks.
- greyback — grayback.
- gynaeco- — relating to women; female
- gynoecia — Plural form of gynoecium.
- hackneys — Plural form of hackney.
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.