8-letter words containing a, i, y
- mainyard — (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
- maitreya — the future Buddha
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- malayali — a speaker of the Malayalam language
- malaysia — a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- marrying — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- martyria — a place where the relics of a martyr are kept.
- maturity — the state of being mature; ripeness: The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
- may wine — a punch consisting typically of Alsatian, Moselle, or Rhine wine, flavored with woodruff.
- maya lin — Maya Ying [mah-yuh ying] /ˈmɑ yə ˈyɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1959, U.S. architect and sculptor.
- mayfield — a city in SW Kentucky.
- mayflies — Plural form of mayfly.
- medially — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- megacity — a city having a population of one million or more.
- menially — lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
- mesially — Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
- miao-yao — a family of languages, affiliated with Kam-Tai, spoken in southern China and Southeast Asia.
- mid-year — the middle of the year.
- midyears — Plural form of midyear.
- military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- milliary — of, relating to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces.
- minacity — menacing; threatening.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- minyanim — Plural form of minyan.
- misandry — hatred of males.
- misapply — to make a wrong application or use of.
- misarray — disarray
- misassay — to assay attempt wrongly or unsuccessfully
- miscarry — to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
- mismarry — (ambitransitive) To get married to an unsuitable person.
- misogamy — hatred of marriage.
- miyazaki — a city on SE Kyushu, in Japan.
- modality — the quality or state of being modal.
- molality — the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- multiday — lasting for more than one day
- myalgias — pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
- myatonia — deficient muscle tone.
- mycelial — Of or pertaining to the mycelium.
- myingyan — a city in central Burma.
- myokymia — twitching of individual segments of a muscle.
- myotonia — tonic muscle spasm or muscular rigidity.
- myriadth — constituting a very small part of a thing
- myriapod — any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- mytacism — Excessive or incorrect use of the letter M.