8-letter words containing a, i, y
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- disapply — (transitive, legal) To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied.
- disarray — to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
- discandy — to melt or dissolve
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- dismayed — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- displays — Plural form of display.
- distally — situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- draftily — In a drafty manner.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- driftway — A common road or path for driving cattle.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dyslalia — an inability to speak due to a defect of the organs of speech.
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dysosmia — an impairment of the sense of smell.
- dystaxia — (pathology, rare) ataxia.
- dystaxic — relating to or affected by dystaxia
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- e-piracy — the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
- earthily — In an earthy manner.
- earwiggy — having an infestation or a swarm of earwigs
- earywigs — Plural form of earywig.
- efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
- egyptian — person from Egypt
- el minya — a city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 225 000 (2005 est)
- emissary — A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
- enviably — In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree.
- epically — In an epic manner.
- epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.
- epinasty — (botany) the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- epiphany — The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- essayish — resembling an essay