8-letter words containing d, r, y, a
- onwardly — moving forward; advancing
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- our lady — a title of the Virgin Mary.
- 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 dirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
- paygrade — a level on a pay scale
- pedantry — the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- podiatry — the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
- pyoderma — any skin eruption characterized by pustules or the formation of pus
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- pyranoid — relating to the structure of a pyranose
- quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- rabidity — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- radetzky — Count Joseph [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal.
- radially — arranged like radii or rays.
- radiancy — radiance.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- rancidly — in a rancid manner
- randomly — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- rapidity — a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.
- readably — easy or interesting to read.
- readerly — pertaining to or suitable for a reader
- readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- red army — the Soviet army.
- red clay — a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- ribaldry — ribald character, as of language; scurrility.
- rickyard — a place where haystacks or ricks are put
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ryebread — any of various breads made entirely or partly from rye flour, often with caraway seeds
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- sardonyx — a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
- saturday — the seventh day of the week, following Friday.
- savoyard — a native or inhabitant of Savoy.
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- sudatory — pertaining to or causing sweating.
- term day — a fixed or appointed day, as for the payment of money due; a quarter day.
- the yard — Scotland Yard
- thursday — the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Abbreviation: Th., Thur., Thurs.