8-letter words containing a, l, y
- caecally — with relation to the caecum
- cajolery — persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- calamary — a squid: so called from its pen-shaped skeleton
- calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- calbayog — a city in the Philippines, on NW Samar.
- calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
- calidity — warmth
- calisaya — the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted
- callboys — Plural form of callboy.
- calloway — Cab(ell) 1907–1994, U.S. jazz bandleader and singer.
- calotype — an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite
- calyceal — calycine
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- calycoid — resembling a calyx
- calycule — an epicalyx
- calyculi — Plural form of calyculus.
- calypsos — Plural form of calypso.
- calypter — a bastard wing or alula
- calyptra — a membranous hood covering the spore-bearing capsule of mosses and liverworts
- candidly — frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
- caprylic — of or relating to an animal odor: the caprylic odor of a barn.
- carbamyl — a radical, NH2CO, that is derived from carbamic acid
- carbaryl — an organic compound of the carbamate group: used as an insecticide, esp to treat head lice
- carbonyl — of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group =CO
- carboxyl — the group COOH, characteristic of organic acids, including fatty acids and amino acids
- caringly — In a caring manner.
- carnally — pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
- carryall — A carryall is a large bag made of nylon, canvas, or leather, which you use to carry your clothes and other possessions, for example when you are travelling.
- casually — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- casualty — A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- cat yawl — a yawl having the mainmast close to the stem and the after mast on the counter.
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
- catalyze — If something catalyzes a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catchfly — any of several caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Silene that have sticky calyxes and stems on which insects are sometimes trapped
- catolyte — the part of the electrolyte that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell
- cattleya — any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
- caudally — Anatomy, Zoology. of, at, or near the tail or the posterior end of the body.
- causally — of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- chalukya — a dynasty of central India, ruling a.d. c500–753, and restored a.d. 973–1190.
- chancily — In a chancy manner.
- chaology — the study of chaos theory
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- charlady — a charwoman
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chattily — In a chatty manner.
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)