8-letter words containing a, f, e
- sea wolf — any of several large, voracious, marine fishes, as the wolffish or sea bass.
- seacraft — the skills and knowledge of a sailor
- seafarer — a sailor.
- seafloor — the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- seal off — an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seamfree — having no seam
- selfheal — a plant, Prunella vulgaris, of the mint family, having pinnate leaves and tubular violet-blue flowers, formerly believed to have healing properties.
- selfsame — being the very same; identical.
- selfward — in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.
- semideaf — partly deaf
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- snakefly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- sofa bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- sofa-bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- softhead — a half-witted or silly person
- software — Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def 5).
- spadeful — the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.
- spaewife — a woman who foretells the future
- staffage — all of the additional figures, animals and other items of ornamentation in a painted scene or landscape, as distinct from the main figures or elements of the composition
- stageful — the number of people, or the amount of something, that fills a stage
- stedfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- stefanie — a female given name.
- sufflate — to inflate.
- suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- superfan — a very or extremely devoted fan
- surfaced — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- tableful — the number of persons that can be seated at a table.
- taffarel — taffrail.
- tafferel — taffrail.
- tafilelt — an oasis in SE Morocco, about 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- take for — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- take off — the act of taking.
- talkfest — a lengthy conversation, discussion, or debate.
- tartuffe — (italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- tax-free — tax-exempt (def 1).
- tea leaf — dried leaf of the tea plant
- tear off — designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank.
- tear-off — designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank.
- teraflop — a measure of processing speed, consisting of a thousand billion floating-point operations a second
- the fall — Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind
- the flag — (in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership
- the flat — flat racing, esp as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling
- tiffanie — a breed of cat with semi-long hair, having a white undercoat with the ends coloured
- tradeful — (of shops etc) full of trade
- tradeoff — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- trifecta — a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.