8-letter words containing a, l, d, y, e
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drearily — causing sadness or gloom.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- elatedly — In an elated manner.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- feudally — In a feudal manner.
- forelady — a forewoman.
- glad eye — a friendly or interested glance, especially a flirtatious one.
- handedly — (nonstandard) Easily; with ease.
- hayfield — a field where grass, alfalfa, etc., are grown for making into hay.
- headedly — (in combination) In the specified headed manner.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- holyhead — a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.
- ideality — ideal quality or character.
- idealogy — Misspelling of ideology.
- jaggedly — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
- kaleyard — a kitchen garden.
- ladyfied — Simple past tense and past participle of ladyfy.
- ladylike — like a lady.
- ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
- lawyered — Simple past tense and past participle of lawyer.
- lazy bed — (in parts of Scotland and Ireland, formerly) a patch in which potatoes were cultivated by laying them on the surface and covering them with kelp and with soil from a trench on either side of the bed
- leadenly — In a leaden manner.
- leap day — February 29: the extra day added to the Gregorian calendar in leap year.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- markedly — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- mattedly — in a matted manner
- mayfield — a city in SW Kentucky.
- medially — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- newslady — A newswoman.
- pale dry — light in color and not sweet
- pale-dry — light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale.
- panderly — in the manner of a pander
- parlayed — to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
- pay deal — a negotiation or agreement concerning pay or salary
- petalody — a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
- playdate — a gathering of children at a house for play
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- readably — easy or interesting to read.
- readerly — pertaining to or suitable for a reader