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8-letter words containing c, a, e, l, y

  • cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
  • dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
  • decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
  • delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
  • delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
  • diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
  • elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
  • epically — In an epic manner.
  • epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
  • eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
  • facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
  • fireclay — Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.
  • flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
  • gauchely — In a gauche manner.
  • glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
  • glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
  • halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
  • jackelyn — a female given name.
  • lambency — the quality of being lambent.
  • lancegay — a lance used in medieval times
  • latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
  • lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
  • literacy — the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
  • lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
  • lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
  • mccauleyMary Ludwig Hays, real name of Molly Pitcher.
  • mycelial — Of or pertaining to the mycelium.
  • pipeclay — a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.
  • rectally — of, relating to, or for the rectum.
  • red clay — a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
  • sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
  • saliency — salience.
  • scarcely — barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
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