8-letter words containing a, i, y
- waterily — In a watery manner.
- waybills — Plural form of waybill.
- waygoing — the act of leaving; departure; leavetaking.
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- waysides — Plural form of wayside.
- waywiser — a device formerly used for measuring distance travelled by road
- wearying — Causing tiredness; tiring.
- whichway — every (def 6).
- whinyard — a sword
- wick bay — an inlet of the North Sea in N Scotland
- wild yam — any of several uncultivated yams, especially Dioscorea villosa, of the U.S., having a woody, tuberous root.
- willyard — obstinate; willful.
- willywaw — Alternative form of williwaw.
- with pay — with wages or salary included
- wizardly — of, like, or befitting a wizard.
- wizardry — the art, skill, or accomplishments of a wizard.
- wrathily — in a wrathful or angry manner
- yachties — Plural form of yachty.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- yahooism — The behaviour or attitudes of yahoos; ignorant boorishness.
- yahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- yakimono — (in Japan) grilled, fried, or broiled food, esp meat
- yakitori — a dish of small pieces of boneless chicken, usually marinated, skewered, and grilled.
- yamasaki — Minoru [mi-nawr-oo,, -nohr-] /mɪˈnɔr u,, -ˈnoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, U.S. architect.
- yardbird — a convict or prisoner.
- yarovize — to vernalize.
- ycarried — Past participle of carry.
- yeanling — the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.
- yearlies — Plural form of yearly.
- yearling — an animal in its second year.
- yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- yeartide — A specific time of year; season.
- yersinia — A Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.
- yeshivah — Alternative spelling of yeshiva.
- yeshivas — Plural form of yeshiva.
- ygdrasil — the great ash tree whose roots and branches hold together the universe
- yin-yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
- yinchuan — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- ytterbia — a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics.
- yukaghir — a member of a Mongoloid people of northeastern Siberia.
- yungchia — Older Spelling. Yongjia.
- zamyatin — Yevgenii Ivanovich (jɪvˈɡjenij ɪˈvanəvitʃ). 1884–1937, Russian novelist and writer, in Paris from 1931, whose works include satirical studies of provincial life in Russia and England, where he worked during World War I, and the dystopian novel We (1924)
- zatishye — former name of Elektrostal.
- zigzaggy — Made up of zigzags.
- zircaloy — any of various alloys containing about 98% zirconium, 1.5% tin, etc., that are resistant to corrosion and high temperatures and are used to contain fuel in nuclear reactors, etc.
- zygaenid — of or relating to the burnet moth genus, Zygaena