8-letter words containing a, l, d, e, r
- frazzled — worn-out; fatigued: a party that left us frazzled.
- freeload — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- garfield — James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- gladvert — an advertisement that can be tailored to match the emotional state of the viewer
- glanders — a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- grabbled — Simple past tense and past participle of grabble.
- gradable — capable of being graded.
- grappled — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- graveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gravel.
- grillade — a dish or serving of broiled or grilled meat.
- griselda — a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- halberds — Plural form of halberd.
- haltered — Simple past tense and past participle of halter.
- handlers — Plural form of handler.
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- headrail — a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
- hellward — towards hell
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heralded — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- hordeola — sty2 .
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- inlander — a person living inland.
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- islander — a native or inhabitant of an island.
- kalendar — a calendar, especially of a church: the Anglican kalendar.
- kaleyard — a kitchen garden.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- laddered — (of tights, stockings, etc) Having a ladder in them.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- landrace — one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
- landseer — Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- landwehr — (in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war.
- langered — (slang, Ireland) extremely drunk.
- lappered — to clabber; curdle.
- larderer — a person in charge of a larder
- largened — Simple past tense and past participle of largen.
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- lathered — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- laureled — Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- lawyered — Simple past tense and past participle of lawyer.
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leadwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.