8-letter words containing a, l, y, i
- jovially — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- kailyard — a kitchen garden.
- kaliyuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kalmykia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the NW shore of the Caspian Sea. 75,900 sq. mi. (196,581 sq. km). Capital: Elista.
- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kissably — in a kissable way
- l'chayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- labially — (chiefly, linguistics) In a labial manner; by means of the lips.
- lability — apt or likely to change.
- ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
- ladyfied — Simple past tense and past participle of ladyfy.
- ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
- ladylike — like a lady.
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- laically — As a layman.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- lanosity — lanate.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidify — To become stone or stony.
- latinity — knowledge or use of the Latin language: He bemoaned the lack of Latinity among today's scholars.
- lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lay into — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layering — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- legality — the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
- liaoyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in central Liaoning province, in NE China.
- liaoyuan — a city in SE Jilin province, in NE China.
- libatory — relating to libation
- likeably — In a likeable way.
- lily pad — the large, floating leaf of a water lily.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- liminary — (obsolete) introductory or preparatory.
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- lineally — (genealogy) By direct descent.
- linearly — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- lingayat — a member of the Lingayata cult.
- literacy — the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- locality — a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- lyonnais — a former province in E France.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- 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.